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NEXT MEETING
September 2010
New York State APPROVED 81 HOUR LICENSE COURSE
(click here to go to license course page)
WEEKEND (Saturday and Sunday) CLASSES SCHEDULED FOR:
SUMMER AND FALL 2010
KEEP WATCHING THIS SITE FOR EXACT DATES AND
LOCATIONS
CLASSES HELD IN NYC / LONG ISLAND
(We will give you the EXACT location after
you register as a student)
Effective
June 1, 2009, Title 19 NYCRR, Part 196 was amended to increase the qualifying
education required for a New York State Security and Fire Alarm Systems
Installer license. This amendment adds an additional 21 hour module, Service and
Maintenance of Alarm Systems, increasing the education requirement from 60 to
81
hours. This amendment effects new applicants only made after May 31, 2009. Those currently holding a NYS
Security or Fire Alarm Systems Installer license will not be required to
complete the additional education module.
LINK TO NEW (06/2009) NYS DEPT OF STATE LICENSE
APPLICATION
MARCH 30, 2010
NEW YORK STATE WANTS
TO PULL THE PLUG
By Ron Petrarca (Ron is a member of MBFAA)
With New York State having a financial crisis, their attempt at
taxing everything has
become a nightmare. Now, they feel that this industry doesn’t
need representation on
the Alarm License (Article 6D).
The Assembly just came out with their budget proposal. While it
puts back many of the
Boards eliminated by the Governor in his bill, it still
eliminates the Fire Alarm Installer
Advisory Committee. The NYBFAA Lobbyist Jim McCulley of Capitol
Public Strategies
put the alert out to the Association. Assembly Bill A09713-B
(Section 132) which states:
S 132. Subdivision 6 of section 69-n of the general business
law is REPEALED.
What is Section 69-n, subdivision 6?
Article 6d, the Business of Installing, Servicing, or
Maintaining
Security or Fire Alarm Systems, 69-n, Powers of the Secretary
of State, subdivision 6 says:
To create an advisory committee composed of at least four
persons from
different areas of the state who have been actively engaged in
the business
of installing, servicing or maintaining security or fire alarm
systems for at
least five years prior to their appointment and two persons from
different
areas of the state, one of whom shall be a fire service official
and one of
whom shall be a police officer. The advisory committee shall
make recommendations to the Secretary of State
with respect to the administration of this article.
What does the Advisory Committee do?
The Committee represents the Industry in matters involving the
administration of Article
6D. The Rules and regulations as defined in Part 195 of Title 19
of the NYCRR.
No compensation is provided to the committee members for time
and travel to these
meetings. We participate to ensure that the technical
complexities of this industry is
understood by the Division of Licensing.
The committee has been in existence since 1992 accomplishing
this task, advising on
technological advancements in the industry, reviewing education
and exam processes.
For the last three years these meetings have been conducted once
a year for a three
hour time period. Most consultations are done on the phone as
the Department of State,
Division of Licensing requires advice or has questions on a
situation that has occurred.
One purpose that the committee has been involved in for years is
getting the Division of
Licensing to become involved in notifying municipalities that
have tried to institute
ordinances in direct conflict to the Alarm License Law. We in
the industry fully believe
that the State cannot administer this license without an
advisory committee.
Speak your mind, NOW!
Jim McCulley recommends that all licensees should contact their
representative in the
State Assembly and voice opposition to the elimination of the
Security and Fire alarm
Advisory Committee. You can also call Assemblyman Schimminger at
716-873-2540 or
Email to: schimmr@assembly.state.ny.us. The assembly won’t be
working on the
budget until approximately April 7, 2010. I suggest that you act
NOW!.
You can send your comments and opinions to me at opschief@gmail.com
Nassau County Fire Alarm Forms
The Office of The Nassau County Fire Marshal has
authorized the New York Fire Alarm Association, Inc., (NYFAA)
to provide their forms in PDF format on our website. We
thank the Nassau County Fire Marshal's Office for
recognizing the NYFAA, and we thank Stu Gilbert for
spearheading and accomplishing this task for the members
of association. Here is a link to the NYFAA and Nassau
County Forms:
http://www.nyfaa.org/nassau-county-fire-alarm-forms
STATE OF NEW YORK INCREASES FINE FOR UNLICENSED
SECURITY OR FIRE ALARM ACTIVITIES TO $10,000!
“New York City May be Next in Line to Require
Alarm Permits!”
New York City does not require (not at this
time…but read on!) the issuance of a permit for the installation of, or the use
of, any burglar alarm system, closed circuit television system (CCTV), or access
control systems. Commercial fire alarms require extensive approved plans, filing
fees, and inspections (perhaps an article for another time). Residential fire
alarms (like adding a smoke detector or two to a residential burglar alarm
system is a whole other grey area.
However, the leaves on the trees are beginning to rustle like at the
beginning of a storm!
For the rest of the article please click on this
link: New
York City FDNY / NYPD Alarm Permits
You may NOT be able to install
Burglar Alarms,
Security Cameras (CCTV) and Access Control Systems
in NYC.
Effective January 1 2007, The New York City Council voted into
law a Low Voltage Installer License with Certification.
I have reprinted the relevant sections of both Local Law 49 and the Electrical
Code as it pertains to us.
The Metropolitan Burglar and
Fire Alarm Association
of
New York, Inc.
We are one of
the oldest associations of burglar and fire alarm professionals in the United
States. Many of our founding members can trace their history back to the very
beginnings of the electronic protection industry.
The
Association's mission is to support and promote the electronic security
industry and life safety providers in the Metropolitan New York City and Long Island
Area, and to assist electronic security dealers with their mission to protect the public
from criminal and life safety threats.
We maintain
an extensive website for both our
members and the
general public.
To accomplish our mission we provide
training,
governmental interface, and networking services for security professionals.
Membership
is open to professional electronic security system dealers and installers,
locksmiths, service providers, central monitoring stations, and related
equipment manufacturers. A
membership application is on line.
We are your LOCAL
association run by and for security professionals. The MBFAA endeavors to promote
public safety, reduce false alarms, provide liaison to police and fire
departments, and to advocate public policy so as to provide a stable business
climate for our members.
We provide training to enable our members to complete the New York State
licensing requirements administered by the Department of State.
For our members, the site provides helpful information on technical and business
matters and association business.
For the general public, the site provides
information on security in general and encourages consumers to purchase security
systems from MBFAA members who are licensed dealers.
We provide a free web site business listing for our members. And a cross listing
for help wanted and services rendered. This is where members can advertise for
help
wanted and sub-contractors can advertise for the kind of work they do.
We encourage dealer networking both on our web site and at our
meetings.
We routinely provide critical information on important issues such as state
licensing, permits, regulations, Fire Department issues, Police Department
issues, false alarm reduction, and technology.
More reason's to join!
Contact Information:
Metropolitan Burglar and Fire Alarm Association of New
York, Inc.
Telephone:
(718) 894-6712
- eFAX: (718)
228-7940
Postal address:
P.O. Box 54,
Brooklyn, NY 11204-0054
- Electronic mail:
General Information:
mbfaa.ny
at gmail.com use "@" in place of "at" when addressing e-mail.
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