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S10240 • 2025

Authorizes Larry Mendel to receive his 30 years of service credit granting eligibility for the length of service award program

Authorizes Larry Mendel to receive his 30 years of service credit granting eligibility for the length of service award program

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Sponsor
Pete Harckham
Last action
2026-06-04
Official status
In Assembly Committee
Effective date
Not listed

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Authorizes Larry Mendel to receive his 30 years of service credit granting eligibility for the length of service award program

Authorizes Larry Mendel to receive his 30 years of service credit granting eligibility for the length of service award program Authorizes Larry Mendel to receive his 30 years of service credit granting eligibility for the length of service award program.

What This Bill Does

  • Authorizes Larry Mendel to receive his 30 years of service credit granting eligibility for the length of service award program Authorizes Larry Mendel to receive his 30 years of service credit granting eligibility for the length of service award program.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-04 Assembly

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

  2. 2026-06-03 Senate

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

  3. 2026-06-03 Senate

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1676

  4. 2026-06-03 Senate

    PASSED SENATE

  5. 2026-06-03 Senate

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  6. 2026-05-08 Senate

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Official Summary Text

Authorizes Larry Mendel to receive his 30 years of service credit granting eligibility for the length of service award program
Authorizes Larry Mendel to receive his 30 years of service credit granting eligibility for the length of service award program.

Current Bill Text

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

                                          10240

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                       May 8, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

        AN ACT in relation to authorizing Larry Mendel to receive his  30  years
          of service credit granting eligibility for the length of service award
          program

          THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, Larry
     2  Mendel, who retired from his position as a volunteer  firefighter  after
     3  more than 30 years with the Patterson Volunteer Fire Department, through
     4  no  fault  of his own, was not awarded the length of service award under
     5  article 11-A of the general municipal law for  working  such  time  with
     6  such  fire department. His certificates stating and commemorating his 30
     7  years of service shall be adequate  to  prove  his  time  served.  Larry
     8  Mendel  shall  be awarded the benefits under the length of service award
     9  program he would have received had there been appropriate  record  keep-
    10  ing.
    11    § 2. All costs associated with implementing the provisions of this act
    12  shall  be  borne  by  Glatfelter  Specialty  Benefits  pursuant to their
    13  contractual obligations with the Patterson Volunteer Fire Department for
    14  administering the length of  service  award  program  established  under
    15  article 11-A of the general municipal law.
    16    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11556-01-5