New York S 3431: Directs the office of fire prevention and control to conduct a study which evaluates the minimum recommended qualifications to becoming a volunteer firefighter

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S03431 Summary:

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SPONSORHELMING

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COSPNSRASHBY, OBERACKER, TEDISCO

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Directs the office of fire prevention and control to conduct a study, which evaluates the minimum recommended qualifications to becoming a volunteer firefighter; requires such office to provide a report to the governor, temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly within twelve months of the effective date of this act.

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BILL NOS03431 

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01/27/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3431

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 27, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. HELMING, ASHBY, TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

 AN ACT to direct the office of fire prevention and control to conduct a
 study which evaluates the minimum recommended qualifications to becom-
 ing a volunteer firefighter

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

 1 Section 1. The office of fire prevention and control shall conduct a
 2 study that examines and evaluates the recommended minimum qualifications
 3 for volunteer firefighters.
 4 (a) The type of settings included in the study shall be subject to
 5 funds available but include, at minimum, the coursework required to test
 6 for the Firefighter certification, or the Firefighter Recruit I and II
 7 certifications, as defined in part 426 of title 19 of the New York
 8 Codes, Rules and Regulations, the recommended number of hours of train-
 9 ing, availability of training courses and resources, availability of
 10 trainers, and minimum qualifications for trainers.
 11 (b) The study shall take into account factors including, but not
 12 limited to: geographical region, prominent industries in that region,
 13 demographics of populations and demand for volunteer firefighters.
 14 § 2. Within twelve months of the effective date of this act, the
 15 office of fire prevention and control shall submit a report detailing
 16 the findings of the study to the governor, the temporary president of
 17 the senate, and the speaker of the assembly.
 18 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04581-01-5

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