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Assembly Bill A9443A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides coverage for certain physical fitness programs to volunteer firefighters

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2011-A9443 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6532
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5, Vol Ffs Ben L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A4484, S3908
2015-2016: A1594
2017-2018: A693
2019-2020: A6239

2011-A9443 - Summary

Provides coverage for certain physical fitness programs to volunteer firefighters.

2011-A9443 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9443

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 1, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, in relation  to
  physical fitness programs

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

  Section 1. Paragraph p of subdivision 1 of section 5 of the  volunteer
firefighters'  benefit law, as added by chapter 614 of the laws of 1986,
is amended to read as follows:
  p. While, within the state and pursuant to  orders  or  authorization,
[instructing,  supervising,  being  instructed  or]  participating  in a
[supervised] physical fitness [class, group session or program  for  the
purpose  of  promoting  or  maintaining the performance of their duties]
PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY A FIRE DEPARTMENT OR FIRE COMPANY AT A  FIREHOUSE
OR  ANY  OTHER FACILITY APPROVED BY SUCH FIRE DEPARTMENT OR FIRE COMPANY
FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING OR MAINTAINING THEIR  PHYSICAL  ABILITY  TO
PERFORM THE DUTIES ASSIGNED as firefighters, as well as necessary travel
to  and  necessary  travel  from  such  activity,  but shall not include
competitive sporting events in which volunteer firefighters are  compet-
itors.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14775-01-2

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2011-A9443A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6532
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5, Vol Ffs Ben L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A4484, S3908
2015-2016: A1594
2017-2018: A693
2019-2020: A6239

2011-A9443A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides coverage for certain physical fitness programs to volunteer firefighters.

2011-A9443A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9443--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 1, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, GUNTHER -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Local Governments -- 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 volunteer firefighters' benefit law, in relation  to
  physical fitness programs

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

  Section 1. Paragraph p of subdivision 1 of section 5 of the  volunteer
firefighters'  benefit law, as added by chapter 614 of the laws of 1986,
is amended to read as follows:
  p. While, within the state and pursuant to  orders  or  authorization,
[instructing,  supervising,  being  instructed  or]  participating  in a
[supervised] physical fitness [class, group session or program  for  the
purpose  of  promoting  or  maintaining the performance of their duties]
PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY A FIRE DEPARTMENT OR FIRE COMPANY AND  CONSISTING
OF  INDIVIDUAL  OR GROUP TRAINING OR THE UTILIZATION OF FREE WEIGHTS AND
CARDIOVASCULAR, STRENGTH, FLEXIBILITY OR OTHER EQUIPMENT AND IS  LOCATED
AT  A  FIREHOUSE  OR  ANY  OTHER  FACILITY THAT IS APPROVED BY SUCH FIRE
DEPARTMENT OR FIRE COMPANY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING  OR  MAINTAINING
THEIR  PHYSICAL  ABILITY TO PERFORM THE DUTIES ASSIGNED as firefighters,
[as well as necessary travel to and necessary travel  from  such  activ-
ity,]  but shall not include competitive sporting events in which volun-
teer firefighters are competitors.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14775-03-2

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