New York A 9124: Relates to the reinstatement of state recognition and acknowledgement of the Montaukett Indian Nation

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A09124 Summary:

BILL NOA09124 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04803

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SPONSORButtenschon

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §34, Vol Ffs Ben L

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Establishes a municipal group insurance technical assistance program for the purpose of assisting persons and municipalities with access to indemnity insurance and employee compensation pursuant to the volunteer firefighter's benefit law.

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BILL NOA09124 

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09/26/2025referred to local governments

01/07/2026referred to local governments

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9124

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 September 26, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Local Governments

 AN ACT to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, in relation to
 establishing a municipal group insurance technical assistance program

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

 1 Section 1. The volunteer firefighters' benefit law is amended by
 2 adding a new section 34 to read as follows:
 3 § 34. Municipal group insurance technical assistance program. 1.
 4 There is hereby established by the workers' compensation board a munici-
 5 pal group insurance technical assistance program for the purpose of
 6 assisting persons and municipalities with access to indemnity insurance
 7 and employee compensation as required by this chapter.
 8 2. Such program shall have the following duties, including, but not
 9 limited to:
 10 a. establishing a service delivery structure based in New York state
 11 that includes a toll-free telephone hotline, an interactive website and
 12 availability of in-person, telephone and email access to program staff
 13 or volunteers;
 14 b. identifying, investigating, referring and resolving complaints made
 15 by, or on behalf of, a person who is indemnified by an insurance plan
 16 for a fire protection district or a fire alarm district, or to a
 17 village, town or county, or combination thereof, that is required to
 18 provide insurance to such person, as required by this chapter;
 19 c. providing assistance to a village, town or county, or combination
 20 thereof, that contracts or is applying to contract for insurance indem-
 21 nifying a fire protection district or a fire alarm district, including,
 22 but not limited to, the financing of any benefits to be paid with serial
 23 bonds or capital notes, contracting and purchasing such indemnity insur-
 24 ance, participating in a county plan or municipal group plan, filing

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09578-01-5

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 1 with the workers' compensation board and paying financial benefits to a
 2 person covered by such indemnity insurance under this chapter;
 3 d. assisting individuals in filing and preparing appeals before the
 4 workers' compensation board as may be required by the board or under
 5 this chapter;
 6 e. collecting, tracking and quantifying problems and inquiries
 7 encountered by individuals and municipalities; and
 8 f. educating individuals or a village, town or county to their rights
 9 and responsibilities with respect to indemnity contracts for a fire
 10 protection district or a fire alarm district.
 11 3. Notices and materials provided to persons by the workers' compen-
 12 sation board as required by this chapter shall include the name, phone
 13 number and website address of the municipal group insurance technical
 14 assistance program established pursuant to this section.
 15 4. Funds available for expenditure pursuant to this section for the
 16 establishment of a municipal group insurance technical assistance
 17 program may be allocated and distributed by the chair of the workers'
 18 compensation board, subject to the approval of the director of the budg-
 19 et, but only after the chair of the workers' compensation board holds a
 20 request for proposal process for the establishment of a municipal group
 21 insurance technical assistance program.