Senate Bill S3378

2019-2020 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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2019-S3378 (ACTIVE) - Details

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 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S8432

2019-S3378 (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.

2019-S3378 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3378 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3378
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- 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-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08634-01-9
              

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