Senate Bill S7009

Vetoed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires training of fire officers in N.Y. city

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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-S7009 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9573
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §209-ff, Gen Muni L

2013-S7009 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires training of fire officers in a city with a population of one million or more; requires field training and classroom instruction in the fire and building codes and any relevant local ordinances of such city by July 1, 2015.

2013-S7009 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7009 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7009

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 11, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation  to  training  of
  fire officers in cities of one million or more

  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. TRAINING OF FIRE OFFICERS. IN ANY CITY WITH A POPULATION OF
ONE MILLION OR MORE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF SUCH CITY,  IN  COORDINATION
WITH  THE  BUILDING  DEPARTMENT  OF  SUCH CITY, SHALL NO LATER THAN JULY
FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, PROVIDE TO ALL FIRE OFFICERS OF  SUCH  CITY
AT  LEAST FORTY HOURS OF FIELD TRAINING AND CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION IN THE
FIRE CODE OF SUCH CITY AND AT LEAST FORTY HOURS OF  FIELD  TRAINING  AND
CLASSROOM  INSTRUCTION  IN 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 THAT TOOK EFFECT
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.
                                                           LBD14693-01-4


              

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