Senate Bill S8432

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to emergency medical technicians rights and working conditions

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions Committee


  • 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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2017-S8432 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10779
Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §215, Civ Serv L; add §12-140, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S3378

2017-S8432 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the rights and working conditions of emergency medical technicians employed by the New York city fire department; requires rest and meal breaks.

2017-S8432 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8432 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8432
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 7, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil service law and the administrative code of the
   city of New York, in relation to the rights and working conditions  of
   emergency  medical  technicians  employed  by  the  New York city fire
   department

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  civil service law is amended by adding a new section
 215 to read as follows:
   § 215. EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS RIGHTS  AND  WORKING  CONDITIONS.
 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
 MEANINGS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED:
   (A) "EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN" SHALL MEAN A PERSON EMPLOYED BY THE
 FIRE  DEPARTMENT  OF  THE  CITY  OF NEW YORK IN A TITLE WHOSE DUTIES ARE
 THOSE OF AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN OR ADVANCED  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL
 TECHNICIAN,  AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION THREE THOUSAND ONE OF
 THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, OR WHOSE DUTIES REQUIRE THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF
 SUCH EMPLOYEES WHOSE DUTIES ARE THOSE OF AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
 OR ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN.
   (B) "DEPARTMENT" SHALL MEAN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF  THE  CITY  OF  NEW
 YORK.
   2. (A) AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN ENGAGED IN PREHOSPITAL EMERGEN-
 CY  MEDICAL  SERVICES  WHOSE SCHEDULED SHIFT OR HOURS WORKED IS AT LEAST
 FOUR HOURS SHALL BE AUTHORIZED AND PERMITTED TO TAKE REST PERIODS  THAT,
 TO  THE  EXTENT PRACTICABLE, SHALL BE IN THE MIDDLE OF EACH WORK PERIOD.
 THE DURATION OF SUCH AUTHORIZED REST PERIODS SHALL BE BASED ON THE TOTAL
 HOURS WORKED DAILY AT THE RATE OF TEN MINUTES REST TIME FOR  EVERY  FOUR
 HOURS  WORKED.  A  REST  PERIOD IS NOT REQUIRED FOR AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL
 TECHNICIAN WHOSE TOTAL DAILY WORK TIME IS LESS THAN FOUR HOURS.  AUTHOR-
 IZED  REST  PERIOD TIME SHALL BE COUNTED AS HOURS WORKED FOR WHICH THERE
 SHALL BE NO DEDUCTION FROM WAGES.
   (B) DURING THE AUTHORIZED REST PERIOD PROVIDED FOR  IN  THIS  SUBDIVI-
 SION,  AN  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL TECHNICIAN SHALL BE RELIEVED OF ALL DUTIES
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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