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Assembly Bill A8938

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Sets aside funds for training programs for first responders

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2021-A8938 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3002, Pub Health L

2021-A8938 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Sets aside two hundred fifty million dollars to be awarded on an annual basis for training programs for first responders, emergency medical technicians, advanced emergency medical technicians and law enforcement officers, to be distributed evenly among all regions of the state.

2021-A8938 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8938
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LAWLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public health law, in relation to setting aside
   funds for training programs for first responders
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 3002 of the public health law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 2-c to read as follows:
   2-C. THE  COMMISSIONER,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE  STATE  EMERGENCY
 MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL, SHALL SET ASIDE AN AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY
 MILLION DOLLARS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FOR TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR ALL CURRENT
 AND   NEW   CAREER  FIRST  RESPONDERS,  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  TECHNICIANS,
 ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT  OFFICERS  TO
 BE EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTED AMONG ALL REGIONS OF THE STATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14205-03-2

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