Assembly Bill A1497

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Clarifies that making a referral of alleged improper conduct of a police officer to district attorney within 48 hours of conduct is not an improper employer practice

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A1497 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §209-b, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1848
2013-2014: A2963
2015-2016: A3326
2017-2018: A3635
2019-2020: A4261
2021-2022: A2009
2023-2024: A647

2009-A1497 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that it shall not be an improper practice for a public employer to immediately refer to the appropriate district attorney any issue regarding the alleged improper conduct of a police officer with forty-eight hours of such conduct.

2009-A1497 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1497

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Employees

AN  ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to improper employer
  practices regarding conduct of police officers

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

  Section  1.  The  civil service law is amended by adding a new section
209-b to read as follows:
  S 209-B. IMPROPER EMPLOYER PRACTICES; IMPROPER POLICE OFFICER CONDUCT.
IT SHALL NOT BE AN IMPROPER PRACTICE FOR A PUBLIC EMPLOYER TO IMMEDIATE-
LY REFER TO THE APPROPRIATE DISTRICT ATTORNEY ANY  ISSUE  REGARDING  THE
ALLEGED IMPROPER CONDUCT OF A POLICE OFFICER WITHIN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS OF
SUCH CONDUCT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00288-01-9

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