What's happening
This bill updates the purposes and authorized uses of funds for the Fairview Firemen's Benevolent Association in Greenburgh, NY.
Why it matters
Expands the allowable uses of benevolent association funds. by explicitly adding support for members injured in the line of duty, health and safety initiatives, and social or recreational activities, beyond just providing relief to indigent or disabled members.
Clarifies the focus on member and family welfare. , ensuring that funds can be used not just for active and exempt firemen, but also for their families, broadening the support network for those affected by fire service.
Modernizes references to relevant insurance laws. , aligning the association’s funding sources with current New York State insurance statutes to ensure continued, up-to-date financial support.
Provides greater flexibility for community-building. by allowing funds to be used for morale-enhancing activities, potentially improving recruitment, retention, and overall well-being of volunteer firefighters.
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Clarify Firemen Fund Usage
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History
- Substituted by S4216B
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.384
- Rules report cal.384
- Reported
- Amend and recommit to rules 7000b
- Reported referred to rules
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Print number 7000a
- Amend and recommit to local governments
- Referred to local governments
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Clarify Firemen Fund Use
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Andrea Stewart-Cousins
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7000--B
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 3, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend chapter 383 of the laws of 1945 to incorporate the Fairview Firemen's Benevolent Association of the town of Greenburgh, county of Westchester, New York, and providing for the payment to such corporation of a portion of the taxes imposed by section five hundred fifty-three and five hundred fifty-four of the insurance law, in relation to the usage of moneys received from foreign fire insurance companies
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 383 of the laws of 1945 to incorporate the Fairview Firemen's Benevolent Association of the town of Greenburgh, county of Westchester, New York, and providing for the payment to such corporation of a portion of the taxes imposed by section five hundred fifty-three and five hundred fifty-four of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 126 of the laws of 1946, is amended to read as follows:
Section 1. A corporation by the name of "Fairview Firemen's Benevolent Association of the town of Greenburgh, county of Westchester, New York" is hereby created. It shall be composed of all the active members of any fire engine, hose, hook and ladder, patrol or rescue company in the Fairview fire district, town of Greenburgh, Westchester county, New York and all exempt volunteer firemen as defined in section two hundred of the general municipal law, formerly members of any such fire engine, hose, hook and ladder, patrol or rescue company in such district, and who acquired such status by virtue of having rendered service in the fire department of such district. The board of trustees may admit to membership (pursuant to the by-laws of association) any exempt or volun-
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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teer fireman applying therefor who is a resident of the fire district and has rendered fire service in any volunteer fire department of the state. The purposes of such corporation shall be [the maintenance of suitable headquarters for the members of said corporation, the relief, aid and assistance of the members thereof and their families, who are disabled or indigent, and the promotion of the welfare of the volunteer fire service in said district] to provide relief, aid and assistance to the members of such corporation who are indigent, disabled or injured in the performance of their duties, and their families; to maintain a suitable headquarters for the members of such corporation; to promote and safeguard the welfare of the members of the corporation, and their families; to provide for the health and safety of the members of the corporation; and to enhance the morale of the members of the corporation by providing social and recreational activities for the members of the corporation, and the promotion of the fire service within the territory protected by the fire department. Such corporation shall have all of the powers of a membership corporation, and the provisions of law relating to membership corporations shall apply to such corporation, except where they conflict with the provisions of this act. The secretary of said fire district shall call a meeting for the organization of said corporation to be held not later than July first, nineteen hundred forty-six, notice of which shall be given by posting a notice thereof in five conspicuous places within said district and also by publication thereof in one or more newspapers having a general circulation in said district, such posting and publishing to take place at least ten days prior to the date of such meeting. At such meeting, or at an adjournment thereof, the members of such corporation present shall adopt by-laws and elect officers to serve until the first annual meeting, which shall be held on a date to be fixed by the by-laws. The funds of such corporation, by unanimous vote of the trustees, may be used for the relief and care of disabled or indigent active and exempt volunteer firemen of said district, even though they may not be members of such corporation. Any member failing to comply with the by-laws, rules or regulations duly adopted by said corporations shall be subject to expulsion in such manner as may be provided for in such by-laws. Any member who ceases to be such, voluntarily or otherwise, shall forfeit all interest in the property of said corporation.
§ 2. Section 3 of chapter 383 of the laws of 1945 to incorporate the Fairview Firemen's Benevolent Association of the town of Greenburgh, county of Westchester, New York, and providing for the payment to such corporation of a portion of the taxes imposed by section five hundred fifty-three and five hundred fifty-four of the insurance law, is amended to read as follows:
§ 3. There shall be paid to such corporation [for its corporate purposes] all tax imposed for the use and benefit of the fire department by sections [five hundred fifty-three] nine thousand one hundred four and [five hundred fifty-four] nine thousand one hundred five of the insurance law upon premiums on policies of fire-insurance covering property situated within the Fairview fire district number one, town of Greenburgh, Westchester county, New York, or within any duly organized territory in which the fire department of said district is obligated to render fire protection to be collected and used by the corporation in the furtherance of its purposes as set forth in section one of this act.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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