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NY A08224
Bill
Status
5/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Daniel Norber
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AI Summary
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Amends General Municipal Law section 216-a to allow political subdivisions contracting for ambulance services from a special fire company to participate in joint service award programs alongside those contracting for fire protection services
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Requires all political subdivisions receiving fire protection services, ambulance services, or both from the same special fire company to join together when establishing a volunteer firefighter service award program
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Mandates approval by at least 60% of each participating political subdivision's governing board and separate voter approval in each subdivision to establish a joint program
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Provides that if a political subdivision stops contracting for fire protection or ambulance services from the special fire company, it automatically withdraws from the service award program agreement
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Allows political subdivisions which contract to receive fire protection services from a special fire company or department to jointly establish a service award program with political subdivisions which contract to receive ambulance services from the same special fire company or department.
Last Action
referred to local governments
1/7/2026