Bill Text: NY A01533 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides minimum basic training related to handling emergency situations involving individuals with any physical and/or developmental disability to all firefighters.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-06-04 - REFERRED TO RULES [A01533 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1533

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 17, 2023
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BUTTENSCHON, EPSTEIN, HEVESI -- read once and
          referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing  training
          and  education  practices  for  firefighters  and  first responders to
          protect and assist  mobility  limited  and  intellectually  challenged
          individuals during an emergency situation

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

     1    Section 1. Paragraph (u) of subdivision 2 of section 709 of the execu-
     2  tive law, as added by section 22 of part B of chapter 56 of the laws  of
     3  2010, is amended to read as follows:
     4    (u)  Notwithstanding  article  six-C  of  this  chapter,  or any other
     5  provision of law to the contrary, the division of homeland security  and
     6  emergency services shall establish best practices regarding training and
     7  education  for firefighters and first responders which shall include but
     8  not be limited to: minimum basic training  for  firefighters  and  first
     9  responders;  in-service training and continuing education; minimum basic
    10  training to provide firefighters and first responders with the practical
    11  skills and techniques necessary to  protect  and  assist  both  mobility
    12  limited  and  intellectually  challenged individuals during an emergency
    13  situation; and specialized training as it  may  apply  to  the  specific
    14  duties of a category of emergency personnel.
    15    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05047-01-3