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A 8817: Authorizes Larry Mendel to receive his 30 years of service credit granting eligibility for the length of service award program.
What A 8817 does, verified May 9, 2026
The bill aims to grant Larry Mendel his 30 years of service credit as a volunteer firefighter with the Patterson Volunteer Fire Department, despite not receiving the length of service award under the General Municipal Law. Mendel's certificates proving his time served will be considered adequate. He will be awarded the benefits he would have received if there were proper record-keeping. The costs associated with implementing the bill will be borne by Glatfelter Specialty Benefits, which administers the length of service award program. The bill will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: referred to governmental employees (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8817
- What is the current status of A 8817?
- As of May 9, 2026, A 8817 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to governmental employees".
- Did A 8817 pass?
- Not yet. A 8817 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8817, and where is it now?
- A 8817 was authored by Asm. Matthew Slater. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Employees.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental employees |
| Jun. 09, 2025 | referred to governmental employees |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, June 9, 2025 · 276 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8817 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY June 9, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SLATER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees 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
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