Permits the principal of any high school to allow any local fire department, upon request, to enter the school for the purpose of fire department junior recruitment, including, but not limited to: making presentations; disseminating literature; and answering questions by students.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9657
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 21, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. CASHMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to permitting schools to
allow fire departments to make a recruitment presentation in a high
school
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 807-e
to read as follows:
§ 807-E. FIRE DEPARTMENT RECRUITMENT. THE PRINCIPAL OF ANY HIGH SCHOOL
MAY ALLOW ANY LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT, UPON REQUEST, TO ENTER THE SCHOOL
FOR THE PURPOSE OF FIRE DEPARTMENT JUNIOR RECRUITMENT, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO: MAKING PRESENTATIONS; DISSEMINATING LITERATURE; AND
ANSWERING QUESTIONS BY STUDENTS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07188-01-5
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