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Bill Directs the office of fire prevention and control to form a task force and issue a report relating to volunteer firefighter recruitment and retention Directs the office of fire prevention and control within the division of homeland security and emergency services to form a task force and issue a report relating to volunteer firefighter recruitment and retention; creates the New York state volunteer firefighter recruitment and retention task force; requires a report to the governor and legislature on Firefighter 1 training, and all other firefighter training offered by the office of fire prevention and control, and delivery methods to enhance and streamline training including the use of distance learning; the utilization of community colleges, BOCES or state accredited high schools to train firefighters and the creation of pilot programs within community colleges or BOCES that will offer Firefighter 1 certification upon completion; the creation of a dedicated bureau within the office of fire prevention and control responsible for recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters; tax incentives and volunteer firefighter benefits currently provided and recommendations as to these or new programs; analysis of current recruitment and retention programs successfully being utilized by other states and recommendations as to adoption of similar programs in New York; and identification and recruitment incentives to assist in the recruitment of volunteer firefighters from under-represented and at-risk populations; makes related provisions. us/states/ny New York Legislature 2019-2020 A 9779 New York A 9779 (2019-2020)
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New York A 9779 (2019-2020) — Directs the office of fire prevention and control to form a task force and issue a report relating to volunteer firefighter recruitment and retention

Directs the office of fire prevention and control within the division of homeland security and emergency services to form a task force and issue a report relating to volunteer firefighter recruitment and retention; creates the New York state volunteer firefighter recruitment and retention task force; requires a report to the governor and legislature on Firefighter 1 training, and all other firefighter training offered by the office of fire prevention and control, and delivery methods to enhance and streamline training including the use of distance learning; the utilization of community colleges, BOCES or state accredited high schools to train firefighters and the creation of pilot programs within community colleges or BOCES that will offer Firefighter 1 certification upon completion; the creation of a dedicated bureau within the office of fire prevention and control responsible for recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters; tax incentives and volunteer firefighter benefits currently provided and recommendations as to these or new programs; analysis of current recruitment and retention programs successfully being utilized by other states and recommendations as to adoption of similar programs in New York; and identification and recruitment incentives to assist in the recruitment of volunteer firefighters from under-represented and at-risk populations; makes related provisions.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. A9779 (committee substitute) — source
  2. A9779A (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Assembly Vote — 1420 (pass) · lower
  • Floor Vote - Version: A — 600 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • THIELE — primary (person)
  • BUTTENSCHON — cosponsor (person)
  • BYRNE — cosponsor (person)
  • DESTEFANO — cosponsor (person)
  • ENGLEBRIGHT — cosponsor (person)
  • GALEF — cosponsor (person)
  • GRIFFIN — cosponsor (person)
  • HAWLEY — cosponsor (person)
  • HUNTER — cosponsor (person)
  • LUPARDO — cosponsor (person)
  • MCMAHON — cosponsor (person)
  • MILLER ML — cosponsor (person)
  • MORINELLO — cosponsor (person)
  • NORRIS — cosponsor (person)
  • RA — cosponsor (person)
  • SALKA — cosponsor (person)
  • SANTABARBARA — cosponsor (person)
  • STERN — cosponsor (person)
  • TAGUE — cosponsor (person)
  • ZEBROWSKI — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2020-02-11 REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS referral-committee
  • 2020-07-08 AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS referral-committee, amendment-passage
  • 2020-07-08 PRINT NUMBER 9779A amendment-passage
  • 2020-07-16 REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS referral-committee
  • 2020-07-17 REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES referral-committee
  • 2020-07-21 REPORTED
  • 2020-07-21 RULES REPORT CAL.255
  • 2020-07-21 ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.255
  • 2020-07-21 PASSED ASSEMBLY passage
  • 2020-07-21 DELIVERED TO SENATE
  • 2020-07-21 REFERRED TO RULES referral-committee
  • 2020-07-22 SUBSTITUTED FOR S7589B
  • 2020-07-22 3RD READING CAL.820
  • 2020-07-22 PASSED SENATE passage
  • 2020-07-22 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  • 2020-10-30 DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR executive-receipt
  • 2020-11-11 SIGNED CHAP.258 executive-signature
  • 2020-11-11 APPROVAL MEMO.12

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a73ade3d-0a0d-4939-9a54-5b667dc21b92. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).