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Assembly Bill A6023

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes a fire protection and emergency task force in rural areas

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2021-A6023 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Fire Prevention
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3626
2011-2012: A2776
2013-2014: A2738
2015-2016: A2335
2017-2018: A2215
2019-2020: A1260
2023-2024: A2505
2025-2026: A942

2021-A6023 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a fire prevention and emergency task force to develop a plan for training requirements and standards for fire prevention and emergency response services in rural areas and to examine the necessity of having uniform standards across the state.

2021-A6023 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6023
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 4, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ANGELINO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT to create a fire protection and emergency response task force in
   rural areas
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. 1. There is hereby established a statewide fire protection
 and emergency response task force comprised of eight members  who  shall
 develop  a  plan  focusing  on  the  standards and training requirements
 necessary to effectuate fire protection and emergency response  services
 in  rural  areas  throughout  the state of New York. Appointments to the
 task force shall be made as follows: two by the  governor;  two  by  the
 speaker  of  the assembly; two by the temporary president of the senate;
 one by the minority leader of the senate; and one by the minority leader
 of the assembly.  The appointments of the governor shall  be  a  member,
 officer  or  employee  of  the Fireman's Association of the State of New
 York and the state fire administrator of the office of  fire  prevention
 and control or his or her designee.
   2.  The  task  force shall examine current regulations and establish a
 set of standards that are applicable only in rural areas as  defined  in
 this  subdivision.  These standards shall be aimed at being less burden-
 some for rural areas than the  current  regulations  are  and  shall  be
 designed  to  encourage  citizens to volunteer their services.  The task
 force shall also examine  the  necessity  of  having  uniform  standards
 across the state.  The task force shall issue a report within ten months
 after  the effective date of this section and shall make recommendations
 to the legislature regarding any suggested changes  in  the  law  or  to
 existing regulations.  For purposes of this section, "rural areas" means
 counties  within  the state having a population of less than two hundred
 thousand, and the municipalities,  individuals,  institutions,  communi-
 ties,  programs and such other entities or resources as are found there-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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