Assembly Bill A5242

Vetoed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Excludes fundraising from consideration in appropriating state aid and reimbursement for services to volunteer ambulance companies

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A5242 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4255
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3005-c, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9436, S6757
2013-2014: A6797
2015-2016: A2522
2017-2018: A158
2019-2020: A3012
2021-2022: A1622
2023-2024: A1103

2011-A5242 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Excludes fund raising from consideration in appropriating state aid and reimbursement for services to volunteer ambulance companies, including regional emergency medical councils.

2011-A5242 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5242

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 14, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. LATIMER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee 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  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
3005-c to read as follows:
  S  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  CONSID-
ERED WHEN DETERMINING STATE AID OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES TO PARTIC-
IPATING  VOLUNTEER  AMBULANCE  COMPANIES,  INCLUDING  REGIONAL EMERGENCY
MEDICAL COUNCILS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09448-01-1

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