Assembly Bill A9988A

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides for the establishment of the "Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association of Whitehall, New York"

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  • 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-A9988 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7868
Law Section:
Firefighters' Benevolent Association

2017-A9988 - Summary

Provides for the establishment of the "Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association of Whitehall, New York".

2017-A9988 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9988
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. STEC -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to incorporate  the  Volunteer  Exempt  Firefighter's  Benevolent
   Association  of  Whitehall,  New York and providing for its powers and
   duties
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Incorporation; membership. A not-for-profit corporation by
 the name of "Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's  Benevolent  Association  of
 Whitehall,  New  York"  is  hereby created. It shall be composed of such
 persons eligible to membership therein as shall be provided pursuant  to
 the  provisions  of  this  act and shall (a) notify the secretary of the
 Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., a  volunteer  fire  company,  in
 writing  prior  to the organization meeting provided for in section five
 of this act of their desire to become members of  such  corporation,  or
 (b)  attend  such  meeting  or  an adjournment thereof and signify their
 intention of becoming members of such corporation at  such  meeting,  or
 (c) notify the secretary of the corporation created by this act in writ-
 ing  within  sixty  days  after  his  or her election of their desire to
 become members thereof, and also such persons so eligible as may  there-
 after become members of such corporation pursuant to its by-laws.
   § 2. Persons eligible for membership. All persons who are now, or have
 been,  or  hereafter  shall be active volunteer members of the Whitehall
 Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. in the county of Washington, and  who  have
 acquired  or  shall  after  the  effective  date of this act acquire the
 status of exempt volunteer firefighter as defined in section 200 of  the
 general municipal law by virtue of having rendered service in the White-
 hall  Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., and all persons who are now or here-
 after shall be active volunteer members of the Whitehall Volunteer  Fire
 Company,  Inc.,  shall  be  eligible  for  membership in the corporation
 created by this act, except that any firefighter who  has  been  removed
 for cause, expelled or dropped from the rolls of the Whitehall Volunteer
 Fire  Company,  Inc., and who has not been reinstated therein, shall not
 be eligible for membership in such corporation. The  membership  of  any
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

2017-A9988A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7868
Law Section:
Firefighters' Benevolent Association

2017-A9988A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the establishment of the "Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association of Whitehall, New York".

2017-A9988A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9988--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. STEC -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- reference  changed  to
   the  Committee  on  Local  Governments  --  committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  to  incorporate  the  Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent
   Association of Whitehall, New York and providing for  its  powers  and
   duties
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Incorporation; membership. A not-for-profit corporation  by
 the  name  of  "Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association of
 Whitehall, New York" is hereby created. It shall  be  composed  of  such
 persons  eligible to membership therein as shall be provided pursuant to
 the provisions of this act and shall (a) notify  the  secretary  of  the
 Whitehall  Volunteer  Fire  Company,  Inc., a volunteer fire company, in
 writing prior to the organization meeting hereinafter  provided  for  of
 the  corporation  created by this act of their desire to become members,
 or (b) attend such meeting or an adjournment thereof and  signify  their
 intention  of  becoming  members of such corporation at such meeting, or
 (c) notify the secretary of the corporation hereby  created  in  writing
 within  sixty  days  after his or her election of their desire to become
 members thereof, and also such persons so  eligible  as  may  thereafter
 become members of such corporation pursuant to its by-laws.
   § 2. Persons eligible for membership. All persons who are now, or have
 been,  or  hereafter  shall be active volunteer members of the Whitehall
 Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. in the county of Washington, and  who  have
 acquired or shall hereafter acquire the status of exempt volunteer fire-
 fighter as defined in section 200 of the general municipal law by virtue
 of  having  rendered  service  in  the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company,
 Inc., and all persons who are now or hereafter shall be active volunteer
 members of the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., shall be eligible
 for membership in the corporation created by this act, except  that  any
 firefighter who has been removed for cause, expelled or dropped from the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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