New York S 6204: Ensures paid employees of the New York state division of military and naval affairs which perform fire response or fire rescue duties are eligible for equal benefits as other paid firefighters

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S06204 Summary:

BILL NOS06204 

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SAME ASSAME AS A04001

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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COSPNSRRYAN C

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §207-a, Gen Muni L

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Clarifies the definition of a paid firefighter to include firefighters employed by the division of military and naval affairs for the purpose of receiving certain benefits as other firefighters.

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BILL NOS06204 

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03/06/2025REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6204

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to ensuring paid
 employees of the New York state division of military and naval affairs
 which perform fire response or fire rescue duties are eligible for
 equal benefits as other paid firefighters

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 1, 2, 5 and 7 of section 207-a of the general
 2 municipal law, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 27 of the laws of
 3 2021 and subdivisions 2, 5 and 7 as amended by chapter 476 of the laws
 4 of 2018, are amended to read as follows:
 5 1. Any paid firefighter which term as used in this section shall mean
 6 any paid officer or member of an organized fire company or fire depart-
 7 ment of a city of less than one million population, or town, village or
 8 fire district, or any paid firefighter of a county airport or county
 9 aviation department which performs fire response or fire rescue duties,
 10 or any paid firefighter employed by the division of military and naval
 11 affairs which performs fire response or fire rescue duties, who is
 12 injured in the performance of [his or her] such firefighter's duties or
 13 who is taken sick as a result of the performance of [his or her] such
 14 firefighter's duties so as to necessitate medical or other lawful reme-
 15 dial treatment, shall be paid by the municipality or fire district by
 16 which [he or she] such firefighter is employed, or the state if such
 17 firefighter is employed by such, the full amount of [his or her] such
 18 firefighter's regular salary or wages until [his or her] such firefight-
 19 er's disability arising therefrom has ceased, and, in addition, such
 20 municipality [or], fire district or the state shall be liable for all
 21 medical treatment and hospital care furnished during such disability.
 22 Provided, however, and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
 23 section, the municipal health authorities or any physician appointed for

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07590-01-5

 S. 6204 2

 1 the purpose by the municipality [or], fire district or the state, may
 2 attend any such injured or sick firefighter, from time to time, for the
 3 purpose of providing medical, surgical or other treatment, or for making
 4 inspections and the municipality [or], fire district or the state shall
 5 not be liable for salary or wages payable to such a firefighter, or for
 6 the cost of medical or hospital care or treatment furnished, after such
 7 date as the health authorities or such physician shall certify that such
 8 injured or sick firefighter has recovered and is physically able to
 9 perform [his or her] such firefighter's regular duties in the company or
 10 department. Any injured or sick firefighter who shall refuse to accept
 11 such medical treatment or hospital care or shall refuse to permit
 12 medical inspections as herein authorized, including examinations result-
 13 ing from the application of subdivision two hereof, shall be deemed to
 14 have waived [his or her] such firefighter's rights under this section in
 15 respect to expenses incurred for medical treatment or hospital care or
 16 salary or wages payable after such refusal.
 17 Notwithstandin