Bill Text: NY S07947 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to training of city firefighters promoted to first-line supervisor.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-06-20 - RECOMMITTED TO RULES [S07947 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S07947-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7947
                    IN SENATE
                                     March 12, 2018
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        Introduced  by Sen. MARCHIONE -- (at request of the Division of Homeland
          Security and Emergency Services) -- read twice  and  ordered  printed,
          and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
        AN  ACT  to  amend the general municipal law, in relation to training of
          city firefighters promoted to a first-line supervisor
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Section  209-x  of the general municipal law, as added by
     2  chapter 667 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
     3    § 209-x. Training of certain paid city firemen promoted  to  a  first-
     4  line supervisory position.
     5    1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or local law
     6  or  charter  to  the  contrary,  any  officer  of a paid fire department
     7  promoted to a first-line supervisory  position  after  passing  a  civil
     8  service  examination  shall,  on and after April first, nineteen hundred
     9  eighty-five, attend a training  program,  approved  by  the  state  fire
    10  administrator, not to exceed four weeks, in fire supervision [at the New
    11  York city fire academy] in accordance with rules and regulations promul-
    12  gated pursuant to article six-C of the executive law.
    13    2.  The  expenses  incurred  in furnishing such program in fire super-
    14  vision to an officer referred to in subdivision one  hereof[,  including
    15  the  furnishing  of meals and lodging at such academy,] shall be paid by
    16  the city of New York for first-line supervisor training,  including  the
    17  furnishing  of  meals  and  lodging  at  the New York city fire academy.
    18  Reasonable travel expenses incurred by said officer shall also  be  paid
    19  by  said  city  but  only  if such travel expense would not otherwise be
    20  incurred by said officer in the regular course of this employment.
    21    3. The expenses incurred by the city of  New  York  pursuant  to  this
    22  section  shall be reimbursed by the state, except that expenses incurred
    23  by such city in excess of one million dollars and directly  attributable
    24  to  training  any  officers  of such city's fire department shall not be
    25  subject to state reimbursement.
    26    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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