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Assembly Bill A1533A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides minimum basic training related to handling emergency situations involving individuals with any physical and/or developmental disability to all firefighters

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2023-A1533 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3190
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §156, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A9053, S7675
2025-2026: A688, S4675

2023-A1533 - Summary

Provides minimum basic training related to handling emergency situations involving individuals with any physical and/or developmental disability to all firefighters.

2023-A1533 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1533
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BUTTENSCHON, EPSTEIN, HEVESI -- 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.
                                                            LBD05047-01-3

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2023-A1533A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3190
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §156, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A9053, S7675
2025-2026: A688, S4675

2023-A1533A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides minimum basic training related to handling emergency situations involving individuals with any physical and/or developmental disability to all firefighters.

2023-A1533A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1533--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. BUTTENSCHON, EPSTEIN, HEVESI, McDONALD, SAYEGH,
   SIMON, DeSTEFANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern-
   mental Operations -- recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Governmental
   Operations  in  accordance  with  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law,  in  relation  to  providing  minimum
   basic  training  related  to  handling  emergency situations involving
   individuals with any physical and/or developmental disability  to  all
   firefighters
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Section 156 of the executive law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 23 to read as follows:
   23.  IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION TWENTY-TWO OF THIS
 SECTION, IN COORDINATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE FOR  PEOPLE
 WITH  DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES  AND  THE  CHIEF  DISABILITY  OFFICER,
 PROVIDE MINIMUM BASIC TRAINING RELATED TO HANDLING EMERGENCY  SITUATIONS
 INVOLVING  INDIVIDUALS WITH ANY PHYSICAL AND/OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY
 TO ALL FIREFIGHTERS, BOTH PAID AND VOLUNTEER. THE OFFICE SHALL ADOPT ALL
 NECESSARY RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO SUCH TRAINING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05047-02-4

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