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Senate Bill S5099
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-S5099 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5746
- Current Committee:
- Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
- Law Section:
- Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 15-B, Chap 154 of 1921
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S7450, A10239
2013-2014: S4667, A7017
2015-2016: S3523, A4644
2011-S5099 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5099 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend chapter 154 of the laws of 1921, relating to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, in relation to the designation as detective in certain instances PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To provide that police officers of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey who are assigned the duties of a detective shall, whenever such assignment to the duties of a detective exceeds a cumulative period of eighteen months be permanently designated as a detective and receive the compensation ordinarily paid such persons in such designation. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Amending Section 1. Chapter 154 of the laws of 1921, relating to the Port of Authority of New York and New Jersey. JUSTIFICATION: This bill would grant police officers of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey the same protection that is afforded to police officers of village, town, county, and city jurisdictions throughout the state. The Legislature of New York has established that eighteen months is a sufficient amount of time for supervisors to evaluate and determine an officer's fitness for the duties of a detective. The police officers of the Port Authority should
2011-S5099 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5099 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 3, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend chapter 154 of the laws of 1921, relating to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, in relation to the designation as detective in certain instances THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 154 of the laws of 1921, relating to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, is amended by adding a new article 15-B to read as follows: ARTICLE XV-B 1. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE "PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY POLICE DEPARTMENT DESIGNATION AS DETECTIVE ACT." 2. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND DECLARATION. A. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS AND DECLARES THAT IT IS FREQUENTLY IMPRACTICABLE TO ASCERTAIN FITNESS FOR THE POSITION OF DETECTIVE WITHIN VARIOUS POLICE DEPARTMENTS AROUND THE STATE BY MEANS OF A COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION DUE TO THE UNIQUE NATURE OF THE DUTIES ASSIGNED AND THE INTANGIBLE PERSONAL QUALITIES NEEDED TO PERFORM SUCH DUTIES. THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER FINDS THAT COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION HAS NEVER BEEN EMPLOYED IN MANY POLICE DEPART- MENTS, TO ASCERTAIN FITNESS FOR THE POSITION OF DETECTIVE WITHIN SUCH POLICE DEPARTMENTS; SUCH FITNESS HAS ALWAYS BEEN DETERMINED BY EVALU- ATION OF THE CAPABILITIES OF AN INDIVIDUAL (WHO HAS IN ANY CASE RECEIVED PERMANENT APPOINTMENT TO THE POSITION OF POLICE OFFICER) BY SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL. THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER FINDS THAT AN INDIVIDUAL WHO PERFORMS IN AN INVESTIGATORY POSITION IN A MANNER SUFFICIENTLY SATISFAC- TORY TO THE APPROPRIATE SUPERVISORS TO HOLD SUCH AN ASSIGNMENT FOR A CUMULATIVE PERIOD OF EIGHTEEN MONTHS, HAS DEMONSTRATED FITNESS FOR THE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09540-01-1
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