New York A 10170: Relates to the development of fire science model curriculum for use by public high schools and boards of cooperative educational services

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A10170 Summary:

BILL NOA10170 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSmullen

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COSPNSRMiller, Tague

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §819, Ed L

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Directs the commissioner of education, in consultation with the office of fire prevention and control, to develop model curriculum related to fire science for use by public high schools and boards of cooperative educational services throughout the state.

Go to top A10170 Actions:

BILL NOA10170 

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02/12/2026referred to education

05/18/2026held for consideration in education

Go to topA10170 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:EDUCATION Chair:Benedetto 
DATE:05/18/2026AYE/NAY:17/7 Action: Held for Consideration Correction Date:05/22/2026BenedettoAyeSmithNay

MagnarelliAyeMcDonoughExcused

PaulinAyeMikulinExcused

RamosAyeReillyNay

KimExcusedBrownNay

OtisAyeChangNay

HyndmanAyePirozzoloNay

BronsonAyeSempolinskiNay

RomeroAyeMillerNay

Bichotte HermelAbsent

JacobsonAye

ButtenschonAbsent

ConradAbsent

JacksonAye

MitaynesAye

SeptimoAbsent

De Los SantosAye

Pheffer AmatoAye

GibbsAye

ClarkAye

ZaccaroAye

TorresAye

Go to topA10170 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA10170 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10170

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SMULLEN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to directing the commis-
 sioner of education, in consultation with the office of fire
 prevention and control, to develop fire science model curriculum for
 use by public high schools and boards of cooperative educational
 services

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

 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 819 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 819. Fire science model curriculum. 1. The commissioner, in consul-
 4 tation with the office of fire prevention and control within the divi-
 5 sion of homeland security and emergency services, shall, within six
 6 months of the effective date of this section, develop model curriculum
 7 related to fire science for use by public high schools and boards of
 8 cooperative educational services.
 9 2. Such model curriculum shall:
 10 (a) be designed for use as a credit-bearing career and technical
 11 education elective course spanning two academic years, beginning in the
 12 student's junior year;
 13 (b) incorporate learning standards established by the commissioner in
 14 consultation with the office of fire prevention and control;
 15 (c) include hands-on learning opportunities that provide students with
 16 practical experience in fire science and firefighting operations needed
 17 to obtain the basic exterior firefighting operations certificate and the
 18 interior firefighting operations certificate, as recognized by the
 19 office of fire prevention and control;
 20 (d) be structured such that:
 21 (i) students who successfully complete the first year of the curric-
 22 ulum obtain the basic exterior firefighting operations certificate, as
 23 recognized by the office of fire prevention and control; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 1 (ii) students who successfully complete the second year of the curric-
 2 ulum obtain the interior firefighting operations certificate, as recog-
 3 nized by the office of fire prevention and control; and
 4 (e) require that students be at least sixteen years of age to enroll
 5 in such course.
 6 3. The commissioner shall make such model curriculum available to all
 7 public high schools and boards of cooperative educational services
 8 throughout the state.
 9 4. The commissioner shall develop and make available to public high
 10 schools and boards of cooperative educational services implementation
 11 guidance and technical assistance materials to support the adoption of
 12 the model curriculum developed pursuant to this section, including but
 13 not limited to sample application materials for programs seeking
 14 approval pursuant to section nineteen hundred fifty of this chapter,
 15 recommended facility and eq