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                                   6654
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 19, 2025
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the state finance law,  in
   relation to creating a volunteer firefighter training fund; and making
   an appropriation therefor

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 72-g of the general municipal  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  WITHIN  AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR AND BASED ON AVAILABILITY OF
 FUNDS, THE CHIEF OFFICER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF  A  MUNICIPAL  CORPO-
 RATION  OR  FIRE DISTRICT, SUBJECT TO ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS GOVERNING
 SUCH DEPARTMENT, MAY APPLY FOR  MONEY  FROM  THE  VOLUNTEER  FIREFIGHTER
 TRAINING  FUND  ESTABLISHED  UNDER  SECTION  NINETY-NINE-SS OF THE STATE
 FINANCE LAW FOR ANY PAYMENT MADE UNDER THIS SECTION.
   § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 99-ss to
 read as follows:
   § 99-SS. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER  TRAINING  FUND.  1.  THERE  IS  HEREBY
 ESTABLISHED  IN  THE  JOINT  CUSTODY  OF  THE  STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE
 COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE A FUND TO BE KNOWN AS  THE  "VOLUN-
 TEER FIREFIGHTER TRAINING FUND".
   2.  SUCH  FUND  SHALL  CONSIST  OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED FROM CONTRIB-
 UTIONS, DONATIONS AND ALL OTHER MONEYS APPROPRIATED, CREDITED OR  TRANS-
 FERRED THERETO FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW.
   3. MONEYS OF THE FUND, FOLLOWING APPROPRIATION BY THE LEGISLATURE, MAY
 BE  EXPENDED  FOR  THE  TRAINING OF VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS UNDER SECTION
 SEVENTY-TWO-G OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW. MONEYS SHALL BE PAID OUT  OF
 THE  FUND  ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS
 CERTIFIED OR APPROVED BY THE COMPTROLLER.
   § 3. The sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000), or so  much  thereof
 as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the volunteer firefighter
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 training  fund  as  established  pursuant  to section 99-ss of the state
 finance law from any moneys in the state treasury in the general fund to
 the credit of the account not otherwise appropriated  for  services  and
 expenses  of the account for the purposes of carrying out the provisions
 of this act. Such moneys shall be payable on the audit  and  warrant  of
 the  comptroller on vouchers certified or approved by the comptroller in
 the manner prescribed by law.
   § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.