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Assembly Bill A2776

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes a fire protection and emergency task force in rural areas

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2011-A2776 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Fire Prevention
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3626
2013-2014: A2738
2015-2016: A2335
2017-2018: A2215
2019-2020: A1260
2021-2022: A6023
2023-2024: A2505
2025-2026: A942

2011-A2776 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a fire prevention and emergency task force to develop a plan for training requirements and standards for fire prevention and emergency response services in rural areas.

2011-A2776 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2776

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CROUCH,  BURLING, MOLINARO, McDONOUGH, KOLB,
  BARCLAY, DUPREY, HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee  on
  Governmental Operations

AN  ACT to create a fire protection and emergency response task force in
  rural areas

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

  Section  1. 1. There is hereby established a statewide fire protection
and emergency response task force comprised of eight members  who  shall
develop  a  plan  focusing  on  the  standards and training requirements
necessary to effectuate fire protection and emergency response  services
in  rural  areas  throughout  the state of New York. Appointments to the
task force shall be made as follows: two by the  governor;  two  by  the
speaker  of  the assembly; two by the temporary president of the senate;
one by the minority leader of the senate; and one by the minority leader
of the assembly.  The appointments of the governor shall  be  a  member,
officer  or  employee  of  the Fireman's Association of the State of New
York.
  2. The task force shall examine current regulations  and  establish  a
set  of  standards that are applicable only in rural areas as defined in
this subdivision. These standards shall be aimed at being  less  burden-
some  for  rural  areas  than  the  current regulations are and shall be
designed to encourage citizens to volunteer their services.    The  task
force shall issue a report within ten months after the effective date of
this section and shall make recommendations to the legislature regarding
any  suggested  changes  in  the  law  or to existing regulations.   For
purposes of this section, "rural areas" means counties within the  state
having  a  population of less than two hundred thousand, and the munici-
palities, individuals,  institutions,  communities,  programs  and  such
other  entities  or  resources  as are found therein. In counties with a
population of two hundred thousand or greater, "rural areas" means towns

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04550-01-1

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