New York S 827: Relates to the creation of a public database of projects funded in the state budget

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S00827 Summary:

BILL NOS00827 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORGALLIVAN

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COSPNSROBERACKER

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §3003-c, Pub Health L

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Establishes the rural emergency first responder program revolving fund; requires grants be made for qualified farmedic programs.

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BILL NOS00827 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 827

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. GALLIVAN, OBERACKER -- read twice and ordered print-
 ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to creating the rural
 emergency responder live training program revolving capital fund

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2 3003-c to read as follows:
 3 § 3003-c. Rural emergency responder live training program revolving
 4 capital fund. 1. Definitions. As used in this section, the following
 5 words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
 6 (a) "participating grantee" or "grantee" shall mean a first responder
 7 and shall be defined as local police, fire, emergency services, hospital
 8 or clinical staff, or organizations or corporations comprised of the
 9 same;
 10 (b) "revolving capital fund" shall mean the rural emergency responder
 11 live training program revolving capital fund authorized to be estab-
 12 lished by the department and administered pursuant to this section;
 13 (c) "live training program" shall mean any training program or session
 14 at least half of which is scenario based and takes place outside of a
 15 classroom setting; and
 16 (d) "farmedic program" shall mean the program utilized for training
 17 first responders and medical staff in agricultural and rural incident
 18 response with a safety first approach through a combination of classroom
 19 instruction, field exercises and exposure to the kinds of machinery,
 20 chemicals, and structures common to rural or agricultural areas.
 21 2. Revolving capital fund. (a) The department, within amounts appro-
 22 priated, shall establish the rural emergency responder live training
 23 program revolving capital fund.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02915-01-5

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 1 (b) Monies in the revolving capital fund shall be utilized for the
 2 purpose of making grants to qualifying participating grantees to partic-
 3 ipate in the national farmedic training program, or other similar
 4 program as determined by the department.
 5 (c) Funds shall be transferred by the commissioner of taxation and
 6 finance to the department for deposit in the revolving capital fund in
 7 an amount as authorized by appropriation.
 8 (d) Monies in the fund shall be: (i) held by the department pursuant
 9 to this section as custodian pursuant to an agreement with the commis-
 10 sioner of taxation and finance until transferred to the grantee pursuant
 11 to this section, and (ii) invested by the department in accordance with
 12 the investment guidelines of the comptroller during said custodial peri-
 13 od. All investment income shall be credited to, and shall be deposited
 14 in, the revolving capital fund.
 15 3. Administration agreement. (a) The commissioner of taxation and
 16 finance and the department shall enter into an agreement, subject to the
 17 approval of the director of the budget, for the purpose of administering
 18 the funds in the revolving capital fund.
 19 (b) A copy of such agreement, and any amendments thereto, shall be
 20 provided to the chair of the senate finance committee, the director of
 21 the division of the budget, and the chair of the assembly ways and means
 22 committee.
 23 (c) The agreement shall specify that the department shall administer
 24 the revolving capital fund in a manner that will benefit the public
 25 health by en