NY S07589 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Passed on November 11 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-11-11 - approval memo.12
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Directs the office of fire prevention and control within the division of homeland security and emergency services to form a task force and issue a report relating to volunteer firefighter recruitment and retention; creates the New York state volunteer firefighter recruitment and retention task force; requires a report to the governor and legislature on Firefighter 1 training, and all other firefighter training offered by the office of fire prevention and control, and delivery methods to enhance and streamline training including the use of distance learning; the utilization of community colleges, BOCES or state accredited high schools to train firefighters and the creation of pilot programs within community colleges or BOCES that will offer Firefighter 1 certification upon completion; the creation of a dedicated bureau within the office of fire prevention and control responsible for recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters; tax incentives and volunteer firefighter benefits currently provided and recommendations as to these or new programs; analysis of current recruitment and retention programs successfully being utilized by other states and recommendations as to adoption of similar programs in New York; and identification and recruitment incentives to assist in the recruitment of volunteer firefighters from under-represented and at-risk populations; makes related provisions.

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Title

Directs the office of fire prevention and control within the division of homeland security and emergency services to form a task force and issue a report relating to volunteer firefighter recruitment and retention; creates the New York state volunteer firefighter recruitment and retention task force; requires a report to the governor and legislature on Firefighter 1 training, and all other firefighter training offered by the office of fire prevention and control, and delivery methods to enhance and streamline training including the use of distance learning; the utilization of community colleges, BOCES or state accredited high schools to train firefighters and the creation of pilot programs within community colleges or BOCES that will offer Firefighter 1 certification upon completion; the creation of a dedicated bureau within the office of fire prevention and control responsible for recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters; tax incentives and volunteer firefighter benefits currently provided and recommendations as to these or new programs; analysis of current recruitment and retention programs successfully being utilized by other states and recommendations as to adoption of similar programs in New York; and identification and recruitment incentives to assist in the recruitment of volunteer firefighters from under-represented and at-risk populations; makes related provisions.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-07-22 - Senate - Senate Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 60 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-07-21 - Senate - Senate Finance Committee Vote (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-07-21 - Senate - Senate Finance Committee Vote (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-11-11Senateapproval memo.12
2020-11-11Senatesigned chap.258
2020-10-30Assemblydelivered to governor
2020-07-22AssemblyRETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
2020-07-22AssemblyPASSED SENATE
2020-07-22Assembly3RD READING CAL.820
2020-07-22AssemblySUBSTITUTED FOR S7589B
2020-07-21AssemblyREFERRED TO RULES
2020-07-21Senatedelivered to senate
2020-07-21Senatepassed assembly
2020-07-21Senateordered to third reading rules cal.255
2020-07-21Senaterules report cal.255
2020-07-21Senatereported
2020-07-17Senatereported referred to rules
2020-07-16Senatereported referred to ways and means
2020-07-08Senateprint number 9779a
2020-07-08Senateamend (t) and recommit to governmental operations
2020-02-11Senatereferred to governmental operations
2020-07-22SenateSUBSTITUTED BY A9779A
2020-07-21SenateORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.820
2020-07-21SenateREPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
2020-07-08SenatePRINT NUMBER 7589B
2020-07-08SenateAMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
2020-07-06SenatePRINT NUMBER 7589A
2020-07-06SenateAMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
2020-01-29SenateREFERRED TO FINANCE

Same As/Similar To

A09779 (Same As) 2020-11-11 - approval memo.12

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