Senate Bill S4368

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes the disaster preparedness first responder recognition program

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S4368 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3726
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §29-i, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5346, A7464
2013-2014: S2480, A901
2015-2016: S3831, A2738
2017-2018: A5139
2019-2020: A3949
2021-2022: A8908
2023-2024: A521

2011-S4368 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the disaster preparedness first responder recognition program; names the initial first responders to receive recognition.

2011-S4368 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S4368 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  4368

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 31, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the  establishment  of
  the  disaster preparedness first responder recognition program and the
  honoring of certain retired firefighters who were killed at the  World
  Trade Center on September 11, 2001

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Legislative declarations.  The legislature hereby finds and
determines that there should  be  established  a  disaster  preparedness
first  responder  recognition program to honor those brave men and women
who have given their lives as part of a disaster preparedness  or  first
response situation, in an effort to help, save and care for their fellow
man.
  The  legislature  hereby  further  finds  and  declares  that James J.
Corrigan, William Wren, and Phillip T. Hayes, were retired New York city
firefighters at the time of the September 11, 2001 attack on  the  World
Trade  Center  Complex  in  the  state  and  city of New York. That such
retired firefighters, James J. Corrigan, William Wren,  and  Phillip  T.
Hayes,  were  at  the  scene of such September 11, 2001 attack, and with
great heroism, courage and dedication to their community and fellow man,
and without concern for themselves or their own personal safety or  well
being,  such  retired  firefighters James J. Corrigan, William Wren, and
Phillip T. Hayes bravely assisted the rescue and firefighting efforts at
the World Trade Center, and in so doing, gave their lives in the  furth-
erance of such noble and benevolent efforts.
  The legislature further hereby finds and declares, that the courageous
public service of James J. Corrigan, William Wren, and Phillip T. Hayes,
evidenced  by  their  commitment to, and concern for, their state, their
city and their fellow citizens, over and  above  any  risk  or  personal

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05095-01-1
              

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