Senate Bill S3908

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides coverage for certain physical fitness programs to volunteer firefighters

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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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2013-S3908 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4484
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5, Vol Ffs Ben L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6532, A9443
2015-2016: A1594
2017-2018: A693
2019-2020: A6239

2013-S3908 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides coverage for certain physical fitness programs to volunteer firefighters.

2013-S3908 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S3908 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3908

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 26, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  GRIFFO, MAZIARZ, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Local
  Government

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.
                                                           LBD06545-01-3

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