What's happening
This bill increases weekly disability benefits to $650 for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers injured in the line of duty after July 1, 2018.
Why it matters
Raises the financial safety net for volunteer first responders. by increasing weekly disability payments, reflecting a recognition of the risks these volunteers take and aiming to reduce the financial burden if they are seriously injured.
May help recruit and retain volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers. , as improved benefits make these demanding and sometimes dangerous roles more attractive and sustainable for volunteers.
Aligns benefits more closely with the cost of living and modern expectations. , updating laws that may have become outdated and helping ensure volunteers are supported in a way that matches today’s economic realities.
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Boost Benefits for Volunteer Responders
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Sponsors
11 Co-sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Referred to local government
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Amended on third reading 6367a
- Ordered to third reading cal.454
- Returned to assembly
- Died in senate
- Referred to local government
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Advanced to third reading cal.441
- Reported
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- Reported referred to ways and means
- Referred to local governments
Companion bill
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Boost Benefits for Volunteers
In Senate Committee · Finance · Sponsor Joseph A. Griffo
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6367--A Cal. No. 454
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 6, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, BRINDISI, BUCHWALD, SKOUFIS, GUNTHER, WOERNER, WALLACE, JENNE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments -ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law and the volunteer ambulance workers' law, in relation to updating benefits and modernizing coverage for services provided in the line of duty
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The volunteer firefighters' benefit law is amended by adding a new section 9-a to read as follows:
§ 9-a. Total disability benefits for injuries on or after July first, two thousand eighteen. Notwithstanding the provisions of section eight or nine of this article, in the case of temporary total disability and permanent total disability when the volunteer firefighter is injured in the line of duty on or after July first, two thousand eighteen, said firefighter shall receive six hundred fifty dollars per week during the continuance thereof.
§ 2. The volunteer ambulance workers' benefit law is amended by adding a new section 9-a to read as follows:
§ 9-a. Total disability benefits for injuries on or after July first, two thousand eighteen. Notwithstanding the provisions of section eight or nine of this article, in the case of temporary total disability and permanent total disability when the volunteer ambulance worker is injured in the line of duty on or after July first, two thousand eighteen, said ambulance worker shall receive six hundred fifty dollars per week during the continuance thereof.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05236-02-8
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