New York § 176-E - 176-ETraining requirements for fire commissioners
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 176-E — 176-ETraining requirements for fire commissioners, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 176-E. 176-ETraining requirements for fire commissioners
§ 176-e. Training requirements for fire commissioners. Each fire commissioner shall attend and successfully complete a commissioner-specific state-approved training course within two hundred seventy days of the taking of such office. The course will contain training related to legal, fiduciary, financial, procurement, and ethical responsibilities and such other disciplines as may be prescribed by the state comptroller. Such course shall be prescribed and certified in rules promulgated by the state comptroller. The manner, frequency, and duration of such course shall be established by such rules. Course materials should be made available upon request. When approved by the board of fire commissioners in advance of a commissioner attending such training course, the actual and necessary expenses incurred by a commissioner in successfully completing the training required by this section shall be a charge against the fire district.
Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 176-E ("176-ETraining requirements for fire commissioners") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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