Bill Text: NY A09053 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes training and education practices for firefighters and first responders to assist and protect mobility limited and intellectually challenged individuals in emergency situations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-31 - referred to governmental operations [A09053 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A09053-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9053

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 31, 2022
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        Introduced by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON, EPSTEIN -- 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.
                                                                   LBD13792-02-1