New York Laws
Article 11-AAAA - Supplemental Service Awards for Volunteer Ambulance Workers and Firefighters
219-Q - Definitions.

(a) ten calendar years during which a participant accumulates at least
fifty points in accordance with the service awards program established
pursuant to article eleven-A, eleven-AA or eleven-AAA of this chapter;
or
(b) ten calendar years for which the participant can demonstrate, to
the satisfaction of the sponsor, that he or she substantially met the
standards for active service during those ten years.