NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A8790
SPONSOR: Santabarbara TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend a chapter of the laws of 2021 establishing the New York
state rural ambulance services task force, as proposed in legislative
bills numbers S. 3503-C and A. 1561-C, in relation to modifying the
membership of the New York state rural ambulance services task force and
extending the report submission date
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The purpose of this bill is to make amendments to Chapter 778 of the
Laws of 2021.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This chapter amendment would make changes to the membership of the task
force and extend the timeframe for the task force to issue the report on
its findings.
JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation will create a task force to examine, evaluate, and make
recommendations for the functionality and betterment of operations of
ambulance services in rural areas of New York State. The ultimate goal
of this task force is to present a comprehensive, unified view of the
New York states ambulance services.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a
chapter of the laws of 2021 establishing the New York state rural ambu-
lance services task force, as proposed in legislative bills numbers
S.3503C and A.1561-C, takes effect.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8790
IN ASSEMBLY
January 12, 2022
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Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Employees
AN ACT to amend a chapter of the laws of 2021 establishing the New York
state rural ambulance services task force, as proposed in legislative
bills numbers S. 3503-C and A. 1561-C, in relation to modifying the
membership of the New York state rural ambulance services task force
and extending the report submission date
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subparagraphs (vi) and (vii) of paragraph (a) of subdivi-
2 sion 2 and subdivision 4 of section 1 of a chapter of the laws of 2021
3 establishing the New York state rural ambulance services task force, as
4 proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3503-C and A. 1561-C, are
5 amended and a new subparagraph (viii) is added to paragraph (a) of
6 subdivision 2 to read as follows:
7 (vi) two members appointed by the office of fire prevention and
8 control; [and]
9 (vii) two members appointed by the bureau of emergency medical
10 services[.]; and
11 (viii) two members appointed by the commissioner of labor.
12 4. Within [twelve] eighteen months of the effective date of this act,
13 the department of health shall submit a report detailing the findings of
14 the study to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and
15 the speaker of the assembly.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
17 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2021 establishing the New York state
18 rural ambulance services task force, as proposed in legislative bills
19 numbers S. 3503-C and A. 1561-C, takes effect.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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