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Provides for immunity from administrative liability for fire officers in the city of New York relating to an act or omission attributable to failure to train
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Employees · Sponsor Peter Abbate
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BILL NUMBER:S5334
Title of bill
An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to providing immunity from administrative action against certain New York city fire officers
Purpose or general idea of bill
The bill will provide immunity from administrative action against New York city Fire Officers who, due to lack of such training, are effectively unable to properly conduct building inspections.
Summary of specific provisions
Section one of the bill provides that the failure of a contractor or subcontractor to post the legally required statement of all wage rates and supplements would constitute a Misdemeanor, subject to a fine of between $500 to $1000 for each offense. It further requires the contractor and subcontractors to maintain "sign in" and "sign out" sheets or other records reflecting the actual dates and times of work for all laborers, workers or mechanics employed on the project.
Section Two: Immediately.
Justification
During the 2010 legislative session a bill to provide New York City Fire Officers 40 hours training in the new Fire Code and 40 hours training in the new Building Code (both effective July 2008) received a New York City Council Home Rule Message and overwhelmingly passed both houses of the NY State Legislature only to be vetoed by the Governor primarily for financial reasons. Since the mandate to provide the training has effectively been removed and the City of New York refuses to provide adequate training on building inspection and code enforcement, the bill will provide immunity from administrative action against New York City Fire Officers who, due to lack of such training, are effectively unable to properly conduct building inspections.
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New Bill.
Effective date
Immediately.
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