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Senate Bill S7586

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Permits fire districts to equip emergency rescue and first aid squads

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2017-S7586 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8644
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §176, Town L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1929, A3292
2011-2012: S3486, A5588
2013-2014: S2394, A896
2015-2016: S1811, A2171
2019-2020: A150

2017-S7586 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits the board of fire commissioners of a fire district to maintain and equip ambulance companies; includes the purchase of uniforms to be worn by members of such companies.

2017-S7586 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7586 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7586
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to permitting  fire  districts
   to form ambulance companies
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 176 of the town law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 10-a to read as follows:
   10-A.  MAY  ORGANIZE, OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND EQUIP AMBULANCE COMPANIES,
 INCLUDING THE PURCHASE OF UNIFORMS TO BE USED BY  THE  MEMBERS  OF  SUCH
 COMPANIES, AND PROVIDE FOR THE REMOVAL OF SUCH MEMBERS FOR CAUSE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07841-01-7

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