Bill Text: NY A10311 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended

New York Assembly Bill 10311 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services in consultation with New York state fire service organizations, to develop a plan to increase the number of skills required as part of the Firefighter certification, or the Firefighter Recruit I and II certifications, which can be completed at a trainee's home department or online.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2018-12-21 - signed chap.410 [A10311 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                        10311--A
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     April 10, 2018
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by M. of A. WALLACE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill  amended,
          ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
        AN  ACT  directing the commissioner of the Division of Homeland Security
          and Emergency Services to develop a plan to  increase  the  number  of
          skills required as part of the Firefighter certification, or the Fire-
          fighter  Recruit  I and II certifications, which can be completed at a
          trainee's home department or online
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  The commissioner of the Division of Homeland Security and
     2  Emergency Services in consultation with  New  York  state  fire  service
     3  organizations,  is hereby authorized and directed to identify any skills
     4  currently required to be taught in  an  academic  setting,  or  training
     5  center  as  part  of the coursework required to test for the Firefighter
     6  certification, or the Firefighter Recruit I and  II  certifications,  as
     7  defined  in  part 426 of title 19 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regu-
     8  lations (NYCRR) that may be safely taught at a trainee's home department
     9  or through an online course.
    10    § 2. Such commissioner is directed to deliver a report to the chair of
    11  the Senate Veterans, Homeland Security and  Military  Affairs  committee
    12  within  six  months of the effective date of this act. Such report shall
    13  address the overall mandate of  this  act  and  shall  suggest  ways  to
    14  increase the number of certified instructors and certified fire training
    15  programs as described in parts 426.4 and 426.2 of title 19 of the NYCRR.
    16    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13942-05-8