2022 New York Laws
GMU - General Municipal
Article 10 - Firefighters and Police Officers
200-AA - Training Stipend for Volunteer Firefighters.

* §  200-aa.  Training  stipend  for  volunteer  firefighters.  1. For
purposes of this section:
  (a) "fire company" shall have the same meaning as defined  in  section
three of the volunteer firefighters' benefit law.
  (b)  "training  stipend" means payment of a nominal fee to a volunteer
firefighter of a stipend  for  the  completion  of  certain  firefighter
training,  as  identified and published by the office of fire prevention
and control.
  (c) "volunteer firefighter" shall have the same meaning as defined  in
section three of the volunteer firefighters' benefit law.
  2.  The governing board of a city, town, village or fire district may,
by local law, ordinance or  resolution,  authorize  a  fire  company  to
provide training stipends to volunteer firefighters.
  3.  The office of fire prevention and control may make available state
funds  through  a  training  stipend  to  volunteer   firefighters   for
completion  of certain firefighter training, as identified and published
by the office of fire prevention and control.
  4. No volunteer firefighter may receive a training stipend from both a
volunteer fire company pursuant to subdivision two of this  section  and
the  office of fire prevention and control pursuant to subdivision three
of this section for completion of the same firefighter training.
  5. Any training stipend provided  under  this  section  shall  not  be
deemed  remuneration  or  gratuity  under  the  volunteer  firefighters'
benefit law or any other provision of law and shall not  interfere  with
or  impact  the  volunteer  status  of  volunteer firefighters under the
volunteer firefighters' benefit law or any other provision of law.
  6. The office of fire prevention and control  shall  promulgate  rules
and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
  * NB Effective August 31, 2023