STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7956 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 29, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to direct the office of fire prevention and control to conduct a study which evaluates the minimum recommended qualifications to becom- ing a volunteer firefighter The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The office of fire prevention and control shall conduct a 2 study that examines and evaluates the recommended minimum qualifications 3 for volunteer firefighters. 4 (a) The type of settings included in the study shall be subject to 5 funds available but include, at minimum, the coursework required to test 6 for the Firefighter certification, or the Firefighter Recruit I and II 7 certifications, as defined in part 426 of title 19 of the New York 8 Codes, Rules and Regulations, the recommended number of hours of train- 9 ing, availability of training courses and resources, availability of 10 trainers, and minimum qualifications for trainers. 11 (b) The study shall take into account factors including, but not 12 limited to: geographical region, prominent industries in that region, 13 demographics of populations and demand for volunteer firefighters. 14 § 2. Within twelve months of the effective date of this act, the 15 office of fire prevention and control shall submit a report detailing 16 the findings of the study to the governor, the temporary president of 17 the senate, and the speaker of the assembly. 18 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04991-01-9