Senate Bill S5951

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Povides that each fire district, department or company required to provide enhanced cancer disability benefits for volunteer fire fighters shall be entitled to reimbursement by the state

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government 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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2023-S5951 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1999
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §205-ccc, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5684, A4935
2021-2022: S6344, A5885

2023-S5951 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that each fire district, department or company required to provide enhanced cancer disability benefits for volunteer fire fighters pursuant to section two hundred five-cc of the general municipal law shall be entitled to reimbursement by the state for payments made in order to obtain the insurance coverage necessary to satisfy the requirements of section two hundred five-cc of the general municipal law.

2023-S5951 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5951 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5951
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to providing that
   each fire district, department or company required to provide enhanced
   cancer disability benefits for volunteer  fire  fighters  pursuant  to
   section  two  hundred  five-cc  of  the general municipal law shall be
   entitled to reimbursement by the state for payments made in  order  to
   obtain the insurance coverage necessary to satisfy the requirements of
   section two hundred five-cc of the general municipal law
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 205-ccc to read as follows:
   §  205-CCC.  VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER ENHANCED CANCER DISABILITY BENEFIT;
 REIMBURSEMENT. 1. EACH FIRE DISTRICT, DEPARTMENT OR COMPANY REQUIRED  TO
 PROVIDE  ENHANCED CANCER DISABILITY BENEFITS FOR VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS
 PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIVE-CC OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL  BE  ENTI-
 TLED  TO REIMBURSEMENT BY THE STATE FOR PAYMENTS MADE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN
 THE INSURANCE COVERAGE NECESSARY TO SATISFY  THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF  SUCH
 SECTION.
   2.  EACH  FIRE  DISTRICT,  DEPARTMENT  OR  COMPANY REQUIRED TO PROVIDE
 ENHANCED CANCER DISABILITY BENEFITS  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  TWO  HUNDRED
 FIVE-CC  OF  THIS  ARTICLE SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN ANNUAL REIMBURSEMENT
 UPON APPLICATION, WHICH MUST INCLUDE PROOF OF SUCH POLICIES HELD   BY  A
 DISTRICT,  DEPARTMENT  OR  COMPANY, TO THE OFFICE OF FIRE PREVENTION AND
 CONTROL. THE OFFICE OF FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL SHALL  MAKE  DETERMI-
 NATIONS RELATED TO APPROVING OR DENYING SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS AND ISSUE
 APPROPRIATE REIMBURSEMENTS.
   3.  THE OFFICE OF FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, SHALL ESTABLISH A UNIFORM  APPLICATION
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04354-01-3
 S. 5951                             2
              

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