Bill Text: NY A01582 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Classifies emergency medical services as essential services for the purposes of state aid.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to local governments [A01582 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A01582-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1582
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 15, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JONES,  WOERNER, NIOU, BLAKE, ARROYO, VANEL,
          TAGUE, RICHARDSON, BLANKENBUSH, RAIA, MONTESANO, CROUCH, RA,  LAWRENCE
          --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of A. GIGLIO, M. L. MILLER, PICHARDO,
          WALSH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments
        AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in  relation  to  classifying
          emergency  medical  services  provided  by municipalities as essential
          services for the purposes of applying for and receiving state aid
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Section  122-b of the general municipal law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
     3    6. Emergency medical services provided for pursuant to subdivision one
     4  of this section shall be deemed essential services for the  purposes  of
     5  applying for and receiving state aid.
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03001-01-9