New York A 10591: Permits the establishment of a stipend program for volunteer firefighters

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A10591 Summary:

BILL NOA10591 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBeephan

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COSPNSRDurso, DeStefano

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §200-aaa, amd §205-g, Gen Muni L; amd §3, Vol Ffs Ben L

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Allows municipalities to enact a local law, ordinance or resolution authorizing a fire company to establish a stipend program for volunteer firefighters who schedule and complete daytime duty coverage; allows the office of fire prevention and control may make available state funds through a day shift stipend to volunteer firefighters for scheduled daytime duty coverage.

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BILL NOA10591 

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03/13/2026referred to local governments

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10591

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 13, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. BEEPHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Local Governments

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the volunteer firefight-
 ers' benefit law, in relation to authorizing municipalities to estab-
 lish a stipend program for volunteer firefighters

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

 1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 200-aaa to read as follows:
 3 § 200-aaa. Stipend program for volunteer firefighters. 1. For purposes
 4 of this section:
 5 (a) "fire company" shall have the same meaning as defined in section
 6 three of the volunteer firefighters' benefit law.
 7 (b) "stipend program" means the payment of a nominal fee to a volun-
 8 teer firefighter for the completion of scheduled duty coverage as deter-
 9 mined by the authority having jurisdiction.
 10 (c) "volunteer firefighter" shall have the same meaning as defined in
 11 section three of the volunteer firefighters' benefit law.
 12 2. The governing board of a city, town, village or fire district, fire
 13 protection district, or other authority having jurisdiction may, by
 14 local law, ordinance or resolution, establish a stipend program for
 15 volunteer firefighters and determine the structure, scheduling, eligi-
 16 bility requirements, and compensation parameters of such program.
 17 3. Any stipend provided pursuant to a stipend program establishment
 18 under this section shall not be deemed remuneration or gratuity under
 19 the volunteer firefighters' benefit law or any other provision of law
 20 and shall not interfere with or impact the volunteer status of volunteer
 21 firefighters under the volunteer firefighters' benefit law or any other
 22 provision of law.
 23 4. The office of fire prevention and control may issue non-binding
 24 guidelines to assist authorities having jurisdiction in the development
 25 and administration of stipend programs established pursuant to this
 26 section.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14797-02-6

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 1 § 2. Paragraph c of subdivision 1 of section 205-g of the general
 2 municipal law, as amended by section 3 of part H of chapter 55 of the
 3 laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
 4 c. "Line of duty" means the performance by a volunteer firefighter of
 5 the duties and activities described in subdivision one of section five
 6 of the volunteer firefighters' benefit law and the same such duties and
 7 activities performed for a specialized team established pursuant to the
 8 provisions of section two hundred nine-bb of this article for which the
 9 volunteer firefighter does not receive any remuneration or a gratuity
 10 and shall be deemed to include any date of injury as determined by the
 11 workers' compensation board pursuant to the provisions of section
 12 forty-one of the volunteer firefighters' benefit law. The following
 13 shall not be deemed to be remuneration or a gratuity: reimbursement of
 14 expenses for meals, lodging and actual and necessary travel; the receipt
 15 of a mileage allowance in lieu of travel expense; reimbursement of
 16 expenses for registration and tuition fees payable under section seven-
 17 ty-two-g of this chap