New York S 6824: Relates to requiring sawyer training for employees engaged in tree maintenance

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S06824 Summary:

BILL NOS06824 

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SPONSORSERRANO

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §3.16, Pks & Rec L

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Provides that employees of the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation who engage in tree maintenance must first obtain an appropriate sawyer certification through the United States forest service national crosscut and chainsaw program.

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BILL NOS06824 

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03/25/2025REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6824

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 25, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
 Parks and Recreation

 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
 relation to requiring sawyer training for employees engaged in tree
 maintenance

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

 1 Section 1. The parks, recreation and historic preservation law is
 2 amended by adding a new section 3.16 to read as follows:
 3 § 3.16 Required sawyer training. 1. Beginning April first, two thou-
 4 sand twenty-six, no person employed by the office shall:
 5 (a) engage in tree maintenance, including but not limited to brushing,
 6 bucking, limbing, and felling, without first obtaining a level A sawyer
 7 certification through the United States forest service national crosscut
 8 and chainsaw program;
 9 (b) engage in tree maintenance in hazardous conditions without first
 10 obtaining a level B sawyer certification through the United States
 11 forest service national crosscut and chainsaw program; or
 12 (c) provide instruction and training on tree maintenance without first
 13 obtaining a level C sawyer certification through the United States
 14 forest service national crosscut and chainsaw program.
 15 2. All training mandated by this section shall be conducted during the
 16 employee's regular working hours and employees shall receive compen-
 17 sation at their regular rate of pay for any time spent participating in
 18 such training.
 19 3. For the purposes of this section, "hazardous conditions" shall mean
 20 any situation that poses a significant risk to the health and safety of
 21 personnel, including but not limited to natural disasters, extreme
 22 weather, and other emergency situations.
 23 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10350-01-5

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