Bill Text: NY A01995 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Provides immunity from administrative action against New York City fire officers who, due to lack of training, are effectively unable to properly conduct building inspections.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-21 - print number 1995a [A01995 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A01995-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Provides immunity from administrative action against New York City fire officers who, due to lack of training, are effectively unable to properly conduct building inspections.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-21 - print number 1995a [A01995 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A01995-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 17, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to providing immunity from administrative action against certain New York city fire officers The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new 2 section 209-ff to read as follows: 3 § 209-ff. Liability of fire officers. In any city with a population of 4 one million or more, the fire officers of the fire department of such 5 city shall be immune from administrative liability relating to any act 6 or omission which may be attributable to the failure of the fire depart- 7 ment of such city to provide training to such officers in regard to the 8 building and construction codes and local ordinances of such city, with 9 an emphasis on the inspection duties of fire officers, and any pertinent 10 changes in such duties resulting from the enactment of or any amendment 11 to any of such codes on or after July first, two thousand eight. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06039-01-7