Bill Text: NY A08397 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the office of fire prevention and control to establish the New York state rural ambulance services task force; and requires such task force to conduct a study on the unique challenges faced by New York state ambulance services in rural areas and possible long term solutions to such challenges.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to governmental operations [A08397 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A08397-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8397

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      June 15, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Governmental Operations

        AN ACT  establishing  the  New  York  state  rural  volunteer  ambulance
          services  task  force; and providing for the repeal of such provisions
          upon expiration thereof

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  1.  The  office  of fire prevention and control is hereby
     2  authorized to establish the New York  state  rural  volunteer  ambulance
     3  services  task  force  to  examine,  evaluate  and  make recommendations
     4  concerning New York state volunteer ambulance services in rural areas.
     5    2. (a) Such task force shall be comprised of:
     6    (i) two members appointed by the governor;
     7    (ii) two members appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
     8    (iii) two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
     9    (iv) one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
    10    (v) one member appointed by the minority leader of the assembly; and
    11    (vi) two members appointed  by  the  office  of  fire  prevention  and
    12  control.
    13    (b) One of the appointments by the governor shall serve as chairperson
    14  of the task force.
    15    (c)  The  members  of the task force shall receive no compensation for
    16  their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
    17  incurred in the performance of their services.
    18    (d) All departments, divisions,  bureaus,  commissions,  districts  or
    19  agencies  of  the  state or any political subdivisions thereof shall, at
    20  the request of the chairperson, provide the task force with such facili-
    21  ties, assistance and data as will enable the task force to carry out its
    22  powers and duties.
    23    3. Such task force shall conduct a  study  on  the  unique  challenges
    24  faced  by New York state volunteer ambulance services in rural areas and

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  possible long term  solutions  to  such  challenges.  Such  study  shall
     2  include, but not be limited to the following:
     3    (a)  determining and assessing business models for volunteer ambulance
     4  services in rural areas throughout the state;
     5    (b) assessing various methods to fund or otherwise raise  capital  for
     6  such services; and
     7    (c) studying any other issue such task force deems relevant.
     8    4.  Within twelve months of the effective date of this act, the office
     9  of fire prevention and control shall submit a report detailing the find-
    10  ings of the study to  the  governor,  the  temporary  president  of  the
    11  senate, and the speaker of the assembly.
    12    §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
    13  deemed repealed 2 years after such effective date.