Establishes a statewide program to provide free SUNY, CUNY, and community college tuition to active volunteer firefighters, volunteer emergency medical services providers, and volunteer auxiliary police officers.
Makes tuition free for New York state residents serving as volunteer firefighters at SUNY and CUNY schools and community colleges.
Expands volunteerism by making use of the databases of statewide aging organizations; institutes volunteer certificate programs which train volunteers and individuals in programs to use the volunteers.
Provides tax credit to certain volunteer firefighters, volunteer ambulance workers, volunteer reserve forces officers, auxiliary police officers and volunteer emergency medical personnel under certain circumstances.
Provides free use of state parks and campsites for volunteer firefighters and members of a volunteer ambulance service.
Provides free use of state parks and campsites for volunteer firefighters and members of a volunteer ambulance service.
Relates to assaults on medical providers and employees and volunteers of hospitals.
Relates to assaults on medical providers and employees and volunteers of hospitals.
Relates to assaults on medical providers and employees and volunteers of hospitals.
Creates a volunteer firefighter scholarship program and a volunteer firefighter scholarship fund; rewards volunteer firefighters who respond to twenty-five percent of emergency calls for eight years with a student loan award equal to four times the SUNY tuition rate; makes an appropriation therefor.