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Senate Bill S1996
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2019-S1996 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S1996 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1996 SPONSOR: LITTLE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the establish- ment of special districts for general ambulance services; and to amend the executive law, in relation to a report on volunteer firefighter and ambulance services staffing PURPOSE: This bill would authorize municipalities to establish a special district for general ambulance services, and would require a report by the commissioner of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services to identify challenges concerning volunteer emergency services or personnel. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill would allow any county, city, town or village, to establish a
2019-S1996 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1996 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 18, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the establish- ment of special districts for general ambulance services; and to amend the executive law, in relation to a report on volunteer firefighter and ambulance services staffing THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) of subdivision 1 of section 122-b of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 303 of the laws of 1980, are amended to read as follows: (d) ESTABLISH A SPECIAL DISTRICT FOR THE FINANCING AND OPERATION OF GENERAL AMBULANCE SERVICES AS SET FORTH BY THIS SECTION, WHEREBY ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE, ACTING INDIVIDUALLY, OR JOINTLY WITH ANY OTHER COUNTY, CITY, TOWN AND/OR VILLAGE, THROUGH ITS GOVERNING BODY OR BODIES, FOLLOWING APPLICABLE PROCEDURES AS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE ESTAB- LISHMENT OF FIRE DISTRICTS IN ARTICLE ELEVEN OF THE TOWN LAW OR FOLLOW- ING APPLICABLE PROCEDURES AS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT FIRE DISTRICTS IN ARTICLE ELEVEN-A OF THE TOWN LAW, WITH SUCH SPECIAL DISTRICT BEING AUTHORIZED BY THIS SECTION TO BE ESTABLISHED IN ALL OR ANY PART OF ANY SUCH PARTICIPATING COUNTY OR COUNTIES, TOWN OR TOWNS, CITY OR CITIES AND/OR VILLAGE OR VILLAGES; (E) Employ any combination of the methods authorized in paragraph (a), (b) [or], (c) OR (D); [(e)] (F) No contract shall be entered into pursuant to the provisions of this section for the services of an emergency rescue and first aid squad of a fire department or fire company which is subject to the provisions of section two hundred nine-b of [the general municipal law] THIS CHAPTER; [(f)] (G) Consider prehospital emergency treatment as that care provided by certified emergency medical technicians or certified EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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