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Assembly Bill A5422B

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Allows the town of New Castle, county of Westchester to include CERT teams as employees for purposes of coverage

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Bill Amendments

2011-A5422 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3890
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §101, Work Comp L; amd §209-bb, Gen Muni L

2011-A5422 - Summary

Allows the town of New Castle, county of Westchester to include community emergency response teams as employees for purposes of coverage.

2011-A5422 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5422

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 18, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CASTELLI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Labor

AN  ACT  to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to coverage
  of community emergency response teams

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

  Section  1.  The  workers' compensation law is amended by adding a new
section 88-d to read as follows:
  S 88-D. COVERAGE OF COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS. 1. THE FOLLOW-
ING MUNICIPALITIES THAT EMPLOY COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS (CERT)
MAY INCLUDE SUCH TEAMS AS EMPLOYEES IN THEIR ARRANGEMENTS AND  CONTRACTS
WITH THE FUND:
  TOWN OF NEW CASTLE, COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.
  2.  COMPENSATIONS  PAYABLE  UNDER  THIS CHAPTER TO COMMUNITY EMERGENCY
RESPONSE TEAMS (CERT) SHALL BE PAID FROM THE STATE INSURANCE  FUND,  AND
ALL  PAYMENTS  TO  THE  STATE  INSURANCE  FUND FOR INSURANCE PREMIUMS ON
ACCOUNT OF SUCH EMPLOYEES INCLUDING A PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THE  ADMIN-
ISTRATIVE  EXPENSE  OF THE STATE INSURANCE FUND ON ACCOUNT THEREOF SHALL
BE PAID OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE TREASURY FROM MONEYS DEPOS-
ITED TO THE CREDIT OF THE PUBLIC SERVICES FUND THEREIN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09193-01-1

2011-A5422A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3890
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §101, Work Comp L; amd §209-bb, Gen Muni L

2011-A5422A - Summary

Allows the town of New Castle, county of Westchester to include community emergency response teams as employees for purposes of coverage.

2011-A5422A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5422--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 18, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CASTELLI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee  on  Labor  --  reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and
  Means -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to coverage
  of community emergency response teams

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

  Section  1.  The  workers' compensation law is amended by adding a new
section 88-d to read as follows:
  S 88-D. COVERAGE OF COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS. 1. THE FOLLOW-
ING MUNICIPALITIES THAT EMPLOY COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS (CERT)
MAY INCLUDE SUCH TEAMS AS EMPLOYEES IN THEIR ARRANGEMENTS AND  CONTRACTS
WITH THE FUND:
  TOWN OF NEW CASTLE, COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.
  2.  COMPENSATIONS  PAYABLE  UNDER  THIS CHAPTER TO COMMUNITY EMERGENCY
RESPONSE TEAMS (CERT) SHALL BE PAID FROM THE STATE INSURANCE FUND.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09193-02-1

2011-A5422B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3890
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §101, Work Comp L; amd §209-bb, Gen Muni L

2011-A5422B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows the town of New Castle, county of Westchester to include community emergency response teams as employees for purposes of coverage.

2011-A5422B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5422--B

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 18, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CASTELLI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee  on  Labor  --  reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and
  Means -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said
  committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and  recommit-
  ted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the workers' compensation law and the general municipal
  law, in relation to coverage of community emergency response teams

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

  Section  1.  The  workers' compensation law is amended by adding a new
section 101 to read as follows:
  S 101. COVERAGE OF COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS. 1. THE  FOLLOW-
ING MUNICIPALITIES THAT EMPLOY COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS (CERT)
MAY  INCLUDE SUCH TEAMS AS EMPLOYEES IN THEIR ARRANGEMENTS AND CONTRACTS
WITH THE FUND:
  TOWN OF NEW CASTLE, COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.
  2. COMPENSATIONS PAYABLE UNDER THIS  CHAPTER  TO  COMMUNITY  EMERGENCY
RESPONSE TEAMS (CERT) SHALL BE PAID FROM THE STATE INSURANCE FUND.
  3.  COMPUTATION  OF  PREMIUMS  ON  POLICIES  ENTERED  PURSUANT TO THIS
SECTION SHALL BE MADE IN THE SAME MANNER AS PROVIDED FOR VOLUNTEER FIRE-
FIGHTERS AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS AS PRESCRIBED IN  THIS  ARTICLE
OR THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER.
  S  2.  Subdivisions 3 and 4 of section 209-bb of the general municipal
law, as amended by chapter 482 of the laws of 1997, are amended to  read
as follows:
  3.  Municipalities  and organizations that insure volunteer firefight-
ers,  volunteer  ambulance  workers,  MEMBERS  OF  COMMUNITY   EMERGENCY
RESPONSE  TEAMS  AS  PROVIDED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED ONE OF THE WORKERS'
COMPENSATION LAW or municipal  employees,  as  the  term  "employee"  is

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09193-04-1

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