What's happening
This bill ensures that money raised by volunteer ambulance companies through fundraising will not affect their eligibility for state funding.
Why it matters
Protects Volunteer Funding Efforts. By excluding fundraising proceeds from state aid calculations, volunteer ambulance companies can raise additional funds without risking reductions in their state support, encouraging more robust local fundraising efforts.
Enables Better Local Services. Volunteer ambulance companies can use money raised from community donations and events to improve equipment, training, or facilities, supplementing (rather than replacing) state funding and potentially leading to higher-quality emergency response in their communities.
Prevents Unintended Penalties. The bill ensures that successful fundraising is not “punished” by reduced state aid, removing a disincentive for volunteers to seek community support and promoting financial stability for these essential public safety organizations.
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Ignore Fundraising for Ambulance Aid
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Assembly Member · Assembly District 111
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History
- Referred to health
- Referred to health
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
158
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 4, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to excluding money raised by fundraising for volunteer emergency medical services when allocating state funding
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 3005-c to read as follows:
§ 3005-c. Fundraising by volunteer ambulance companies. 1. For purposes of this section a "fundraising activity" means a method of raising funds to effectuate the lawful purposes of a volunteer ambulance company, but shall not include any method prohibited by the state constitution or the penal statutes of this state, or the conduct of a business or other commercial enterprise except on temporary basis for a period or periods not to exceed a total of ninety days in any calendar year.
2. Monies generated from fundraising activities shall not be considered when determining state aid or reimbursement for services to participating volunteer ambulance companies, including regional emergency medical councils.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05174-01-7
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