Assembly Bill A11719

                             
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                                   11719
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 16, 2026
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 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Kay) -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public health law, in relation to the volunteer
   emergency medical services infrastructure and response equipment grant
   program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 3002-b to read as follows:
   § 3002-B. VOLUNTEER  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  SERVICES  INFRASTRUCTURE  AND
 RESPONSE  EQUIPMENT GRANT PROGRAM. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN
 THE NEW YORK STATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL  SERVICES  COUNCIL,  THE  VOLUNTEER
 EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESPONSE EQUIPMENT GRANT
 PROGRAM. THE GRANT PROGRAM SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE COMMISSIONER  OF
 THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THE PURPOSE
 OF  AWARDING CAPITAL GRANTS TO SUPPORT PROJECTS WHICH SUSTAIN OR ENHANCE
 EMERGENCY MEDICAL  SERVICE  OPERATIONS,  INFRASTRUCTURE  AND  EQUIPMENT,
 INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO BUILDINGS, TRAINING FACILITIES, TECHNOLOGY
 AND VEHICLES.
   2. SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION, GRANTS SHALL BE AWARDED EACH GRANT APPLI-
 CATION CYCLE ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS THROUGH AN APPLICATION PROCESS.  THE
 COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
 SHALL PROVIDE UPDATED INFORMATION REGARDING THE GRANT APPLICATION CYCLE,
 AVAILABLE  FUNDING,  AND ADDITIONAL GRANT INFORMATION DEEMED RELEVANT BY
 THE COMMISSIONER PRIOR TO EACH GRANT APPLICATION CYCLE.
   3. ELIGIBLE ENTITIES THAT ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE AND WHICH SERVE
 ONE OR MORE MUNICIPALITIES IN THE STATE MAY APPLY FOR THE GRANT PROGRAM.
   4. EACH GRANT APPLICATION CYCLE SHALL PROVIDE GRANTS TO:
   (A) ELIGIBLE FACILITY PROJECTS; AND
   (B) ELIGIBLE EQUIPMENT PROJECTS.
   5. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY
 SERVICES SHALL PUBLISH A REPORT ON THE GRANT APPLICATION CYCLE NO  LATER
 THAN THE THIRTIETH DAY AFTER SUCH GRANT APPLICATION CYCLE HAS ENDED. THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16320-01-6
              

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 REPORT SHALL BE PUBLISHED ON THE AGENCY'S WEBSITE AND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT
 NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   (A) THE TOTAL AVAILABLE FUNDING FOR THE GRANT APPLICATION CYCLE;
   (B)  THE TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICANTS WHO APPLIED FOR A GRANT DURING THE
 GRANT APPLICATION CYCLE AND, FOR EACH APPLICANT:
   (I) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACTIVE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS AND INAC-
 TIVE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS IN EACH VOLUNTARY AMBULANCE  SERVICE;
 AND
   (II) THE TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTED PER PROJECT TYPE, PER COUNTY; AND
   (C) A LIST OF ALL AWARDEES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE:
   (I) EACH MUNICIPALITY AND COUNTY SERVED BY AWARDEE; AND
   (II) THE TOTAL AMOUNT AWARDED PER PROJECT TYPE AND PER COUNTY.
   6. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY
 SERVICES  SHALL  BE  AUTHORIZED  TO  PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO
 CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS MAY
 BE INCLUDED IN THE GRANT  APPLICATION  AND  PUBLISHED  ON  THE  AGENCY'S
 WEBSITE.
   7.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE
 THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "AVAILABLE FUNDING" SHALL MEAN THE TOTAL APPROPRIATION MADE TO THE
 VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESPONSE  EQUIP-
 MENT  GRANT  PROGRAM  AND SHALL INCLUDE THE TOTAL AVAILABLE FUNDING THAT
 WILL BE AWARDED IN THE GRANT APPLICATION CYCLE FOR EACH  TYPE  OF  GRANT
 PROJECT AND THE MAXIMUM AWARD FOR EACH GRANT PROJECT AND EACH GRANTEE.
   (B)  "ELIGIBLE  EQUIPMENT PROJECT" SHALL MEAN A PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE
 REPAIR, ENHANCEMENT AND INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT USED TO SUPPORT  EMER-
 GENCY MEDICAL SERVICE OPERATIONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO VEHICLES,
 EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  TECHNICIAN  REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS
 TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
   (C) "ELIGIBLE ENTITY" SHALL INCLUDE A VOLUNTARY AMBULANCE  SERVICE  AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION THREE THOUSAND ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   (D)  "ELIGIBLE FACILITY PROJECT" SHALL MEAN A PROJECT FOR THE ACQUISI-
 TION, CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, REHABILITATION  AND  LEASEHOLD  IMPROVE-
 MENTS OF BUILDINGS OWNED OR UTILIZED BY A VOLUNTARY AMBULANCE SERVICE IN
 THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY THE VOLUNTARY AMBU-
 LANCE  SERVICE,  INCLUDING,  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TRAINING FACILITIES AND
 INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS TO SUCH BUILDINGS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION,  ELECTRICAL  UPGRADES  TO  A  FACILITY  MAY BE DEEMED TO BE
 INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.
   (E) "GRANT APPLICATION CYCLE" SHALL MEAN THE PERIOD OF TIME DETERMINED
 BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY  AND  EMERGENCY
 SERVICES  THAT BEGINS ON THE FIRST DAY AN APPLICANT CAN SUBMIT AN APPLI-
 CATION AND ENDS NO LATER THAN THE SIXTIETH DAY  AFTER  GRANT  APPLICANTS
 ARE NOTIFIED OF AWARD DECISIONS.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
 for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
 to be made and completed on or before such effective date.