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Assembly Bill A9053

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes training and education practices for firefighters and first responders to assist and protect mobility limited and intellectually challenged individuals in emergency situations

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2021-A9053 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7675
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §709, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: A1533, S3190
2025-2026: A688, S4675

2021-A9053 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes training and education practices for firefighters and first responders to assist and protect mobility limited and intellectually challenged individuals in emergency situations.

2021-A9053 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9053
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON, EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing training
   and education practices  for  firefighters  and  first  responders  to
   protect  and  assist  mobility  limited  and intellectually challenged
   individuals during an emergency situation

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (u) of subdivision 2 of section 709 of the execu-
 tive  law, as added by section 22 of part B of chapter 56 of the laws of
 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   (u) Notwithstanding article  six-C  of  this  chapter,  or  any  other
 provision  of law to the contrary, the division of homeland security and
 emergency services shall establish best practices regarding training and
 education for firefighters and first responders which shall include  but
 not  be  limited  to:  minimum basic training for firefighters and first
 responders; in-service training and continuing education; MINIMUM  BASIC
 TRAINING TO PROVIDE FIREFIGHTERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS WITH THE PRACTICAL
 SKILLS  AND  TECHNIQUES  NECESSARY  TO  PROTECT AND ASSIST BOTH MOBILITY
 LIMITED AND INTELLECTUALLY CHALLENGED INDIVIDUALS  DURING  AN  EMERGENCY
 SITUATION;  and  specialized  training  as  it may apply to the specific
 duties of a category of emergency personnel.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13792-02-1

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