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Assembly Bill A6049

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Creates firefighters' data base

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2009-A6049 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง157-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A5109
2013-2014: A6626
2015-2016: A6098
2017-2018: A6951
2019-2020: A5586
2021-2022: A4757

2009-A6049 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the office of fire prevention and control shall establish and maintain a centralized reporting system and data base of the names and firefighting organizations of all firefighters in the state; requires office of fire prevention and control to issue an annual report on or before March 31 to the governor, temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, minority leader of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly.

2009-A6049 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6049

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 24, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  OAKS,  ALFANO, BALL, HAWLEY, KOLB, WALKER --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of A. BARRA, BUTLER, CALHOUN, CONTE, CROUCH,
  DUPREY, ERRIGO, FINCH, FITZPATRICK, GIGLIO, JORDAN, McDONOUGH, MILLER,
  MOLINARO, RAIA, SAYWARD, TEDISCO, TOWNSEND -- read once  and  referred
  to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a data
  base of all firefighters

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

  Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 157-a
to read as follows:
  S 157-A. FIREFIGHTERS' DATA BASE. 1. THE OFFICE OF FIRE PREVENTION AND
CONTROL SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A CENTRALIZED REPORTING SYSTEM  AND
DATA  BASE OF THE NAMES AND FIREFIGHTING ORGANIZATIONS OF ALL FIREFIGHT-
ERS IN THE STATE.
  2. EVERY FIRE DEPARTMENT, FIRE COMPANY, FIRE DISTRICT  AND  ANY  OTHER
ENTITY  EMPLOYING PROFESSIONAL OR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS SHALL SUBMIT TO
THE OFFICE OF FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL A LIST  OF  ALL  OFFICERS  AND
INACTIVE   AND   ACTIVE  FIREFIGHTING  MEMBERS,  ON  OR  BEFORE  JANUARY
THIRTY-FIRST EACH YEAR. SUCH LIST SHALL  INCLUDE  SUCH  INFORMATION  AND
SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN A FORM AS DETERMINED BY THE STATE FIRE ADMINISTRA-
TOR.
  3.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION AN "ACTIVE FIREFIGHTING MEMBER"
SHALL BE A FIREFIGHTER WHO: (A) IS A MEMBER OF A FIREFIGHTING  ORGANIZA-
TION,  (B)  REGULARLY  PARTICIPATES  IN  FIREFIGHTING  DUTIES,  (C)  HAS
COMPLETED A BASIC FIREFIGHTING COURSE APPROVED BY THE  FIREFIGHTING  AND
CODE  ENFORCEMENT  PERSONNEL STANDARDS AND EDUCATION COMMISSION, AND (D)
ANNUALLY COMPLETES THE FIRE SAFETY TRAINING COURSE AS  REQUIRED  BY  THE
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
  4.  ON  OR  BEFORE  MARCH  THIRTY-FIRST  EACH YEAR, THE OFFICE OF FIRE
PREVENTION AND CONTROL SHALL SUBMIT A COPY OF ALL INFORMATION  CONTAINED

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04332-01-9

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