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NY A03662
Bill
Status
2/3/2023
Primary Sponsor
Brian Manktelow
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AI Summary
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Amends General Municipal Law Section 204-b to allow youth program participants to respond to emergencies and hazardous activities, with prior approval from the fire chief or designee.
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Requires youth participants to remain in designated or marked-off areas established by the chief or officer in charge during emergency response.
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Prohibits youth participants from responding to emergencies on vehicles equipped with lights and/or sirens.
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Prevents youth participants from entering burning structures.
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Clarifies that youth program participants do not qualify as active volunteer firefighters under the Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law.
Legislative Description
Relates to youth programs sponsored by fire departments; provides that participants may respond to an emergency or hazardous activity, but shall remain in a designated or marked off area that has been set up by the chief or officer in charge; provides such participant cannot respond to an emergency on a vehicle using lights and/or sirens; provides such participants may not enter a burning structure.
Last Action
referred to local governments
1/3/2024