Bill Text: NY A02067 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Relates to enacting the "Han Tak Lee Act"; requires firefighters who specialize in assessing arsons to be tested on "NFPA 921" standards, the national guidelines set by the national fire protection association to cover all aspects of arson-related cases.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to governmental operations [A02067 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A02067-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          2067
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 22, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M.  of A. KIM, MOSLEY, CROUCH, COLTON, HYNDMAN -- Multi-
          Sponsored by -- M. of A. BLAKE, COOK -- read once and referred to  the
          Committee on Governmental Operations
        AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to enacting the "Han Tak
          Lee Act"
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1. Short title. This act shall be known and cited as the "Han
     2  Tak Lee Act".
     3    § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 158 of the executive law is  amended  by
     4  adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows:
     5    (g)  Certify  all  firefighters  who specialize in assessing arsons to
     6  ascertain they have received proper training to determine whether  fires
     7  are  caused  accidentally or intentionally set. Such certification shall
     8  require such firefighters to be tested  on  "NFPA  921"  standards,  the
     9  national  guidelines  set by the national fire protection association to
    10  cover all aspects of arson-related cases.
    11    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03648-01-9
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