Senate Bill S3590

Vetoed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Entitles a volunteer firefighter or ambulance worker to certain benefits when such volunteer provides services when there is no jurisdictional officer in command present

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S3590 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A400
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง209-i, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S5625, A8564

2013-S3590 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Entitles a volunteer firefighter or ambulance worker to certain benefits when such volunteer provides services when there is no jurisdictional officer in command present.

2013-S3590 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S3590 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3590

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 7, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general municipal law, in relation to volunteer
  firefighter and volunteer ambulance worker response

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

  Section  1.  Section  209-i of the general municipal law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 1-b to read as follows:
  1-B. IN THE EVENT THAT AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER  FIREFIGHTER  OR  VOLUNTEER
AMBULANCE WORKER PROVIDES SERVICES UNDER SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION
WHEN  THERE IS NO JURISDICTIONAL OFFICER IN COMMAND PRESENT, SUCH VOLUN-
TEER FIREFIGHTER OR VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE  WORKER  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED  TO
COVERAGE  UNDER THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' BENEFIT LAW OR THE VOLUNTEER
AMBULANCE WORKERS'  BENEFIT  LAW  DURING  THE  TIME  SUCH  SERVICES  ARE
RENDERED.  COVERAGE UNDER THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' BENEFIT LAW OR THE
VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS' BENEFIT LAW SHALL NOT BE  PROVIDED  IF  THE
FIRE  COMPANY,  AMBULANCE  COMPANY  OR MUNICIPALITY THE VOLUNTEER SERVES
ADOPTS A RESOLUTION PROHIBITING  COVERAGE  FOR  THE  PROVISION  OF  SUCH
SERVICES.  UPON  ARRIVAL  OF  A  JURISDICTIONAL OFFICER IN COMMAND, SUCH
OFFICER SHALL ACCEPT OR DECLINE  FURTHER  SERVICES  AT  WHICH  TIME  THE
VOLUNTEER  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED  TO  BENEFITS  IN THE MANNER SET FORTH IN
SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01508-01-3


              

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