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Assembly Bill A9897

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to enacting the "Han Tak Lee Act"

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2015-A9897 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง158, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A1800
2019-2020: A2067
2021-2022: A3457

2015-A9897 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to enacting the "Han Tak Lee Act"; requires firefighters who specialize in assessing arsons to be tested on "NFPA 921" standards, the national guidelines set by the national fire protection association to cover all aspects of arson-related cases.

2015-A9897 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9897

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 22, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KIM, MOSLEY, CROUCH, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A.  BLAKE, COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Governmental Operations

AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to enacting the "Han Tak
  Lee Act"

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

  Section  1. Short title. This act shall be known and cited as the "Han
Tak Lee Act".
  S 2. Paragraph 4 of section 158 of the executive  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subparagraph (g) to read as follows:
  (G)  CERTIFY  ALL  FIREFIGHTERS  WHO SPECIALIZE IN ASSESSING ARSONS TO
ASCERTAIN THEY HAVE RECEIVED PROPER TRAINING TO DETERMINE WHETHER  FIRES
ARE  CAUSED  ACCIDENTALLY OR INTENTIONALLY SET. SUCH CERTIFICATION SHALL
REQUIRE SUCH FIREFIGHTERS TO BE TESTED  ON  "NFPA  921"  STANDARDS,  THE
NATIONAL  GUIDELINES  SET BY THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION TO
COVER ALL ASPECTS OF ARSON-RELATED CASES.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14841-01-6

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