Assembly Bill A7188

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for immunity from administrative liability for fire officers in the city of New York relating to an act or omission attributable to failure to train

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  • 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-A7188 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5334
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §209-ff, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7783, S4421
2015-2016: S1992
2017-2018: S1609

2011-A7188 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for immunity from administrative liability for fire officers in the city of New York relating to an act or omission attributable to failure to train.

2011-A7188 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7188

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 15, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Employees

AN  ACT  to amend the general municipal law, in relation to liability of
  fire officers

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

  Section  1.    The  general  municipal  law is amended by adding a new
section 209-ff to read as follows:
  S 209-FF. LIABILITY OF FIRE OFFICERS. IN ANY CITY WITH A POPULATION OF
ONE MILLION OR MORE, THE FIRE OFFICERS OF THE FIRE  DEPARTMENT  OF  SUCH
CITY  SHALL  BE IMMUNE FROM ADMINISTRATIVE LIABILITY RELATING TO ANY ACT
OR OMISSION WHICH MAY BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE FAILURE OF THE FIRE DEPART-
MENT OF SUCH CITY TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO SUCH OFFICERS IN REGARD TO  THE
BUILDING  AND CONSTRUCTION CODES AND LOCAL ORDINANCES OF SUCH CITY, WITH
AN EMPHASIS ON THE INSPECTION DUTIES OF FIRE OFFICERS, AND ANY PERTINENT
CHANGES IN SUCH DUTIES RESULTING FROM THE ENACTMENT OF OR ANY  AMENDMENT
TO ANY OF SUCH CODES ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10570-01-1

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