Senate Bill S8019A

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the cost of insurance to provide firefighters with an enhanced cancer disability benefit insurance program

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A10327 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S8019 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10327
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §176, Town L

2017-S8019 - Summary

Authorizes fire districts to expend from revenues amounts appropriated for cost of insurance to provide firefighters with an enhanced cancer disability benefit insurance program.

2017-S8019 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8019 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8019
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 20, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to authorizing fire  districts
   to  expend from revenues amounts appropriated for cost of insurance to
   provide firefighters with an enhanced cancer disability benefit insur-
   ance program

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 18 of section 176 of the town law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph 17 to read as follows:
   (17)  THE  COST OF INSURANCE SECURED TO PROVIDE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS
 WITH AN ENHANCED CANCER DISABILITY BENEFIT INSURANCE PROGRAM PURSUANT TO
 SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIVE-CC OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the  same  date  and  in  the  same
 manner  as chapter 334 of the laws of 2017 takes effect. Effective imme-
 diately, the addition and/or repeal of any rule or regulation  necessary
 for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
 to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15163-02-8

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2017-S8019A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10327
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §176, Town L

2017-S8019A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes fire districts to expend from revenues amounts appropriated for cost of insurance to provide firefighters with an enhanced cancer disability benefit insurance program.

2017-S8019A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8019A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8019--A
     Cal. No. 949
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 20, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. GRIFFO, GALLIVAN, ROBACH -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Local
   Governments  --  reported  favorably  from  said committee, ordered to
   first and second report, ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

 AN  ACT to amend the town law, in relation to authorizing fire districts
   to expend from revenues amounts appropriated for cost of insurance  to
   provide firefighters with an enhanced cancer disability benefit insur-
   ance program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 18 of section 176 of the town law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph 17 to read as follows:
   (17) THE COST OF INSURANCE SECURED  TO  INDEMNIFY  THE  FIRE  DISTRICT
 AGAINST LIABILITY FOR BENEFITS REQUIRED TO BE PAID OR FURNISHED PURSUANT
 TO  THE  ENHANCED  CANCER  DISABILITY BENEFIT ESTABLISHED IN SECTION TWO
 HUNDRED FIVE-CC OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW,  OR  FOR  THE  PAYMENT  OF
 BENEFITS REQUIRED TO BE PAID OR FURNISHED PURSUANT TO SUCH LAW BY A FIRE
 DISTRICT WHICH IS A SELF-INSURER UNDER SUCH LAW.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as chapter 334 of the laws of 2017 takes effect. Effective  imme-
 diately,  the addition and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized
 to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15163-04-8

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