Assembly Bill A2526

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Makes provisions regarding the employment of peace officers and police officers

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2013-A2526 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §55-d, amd §75, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8907
2011-2012: A4311
2015-2016: A6664
2017-2018: A6097
2019-2020: A6275

2013-A2526 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that any person convicted of any offense or violation of the civil rights law or the human rights law shall not be eligible for provisional or permanent appointment as a peace officer or police officer of the state or of any county, city, town, village or authority.

2013-A2526 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2526

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  civil service law, in relation to employment of
  peace officers and 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
55-d to read as follows:
  S 55-D. EMPLOYMENT OF PEACE OFFICERS AND POLICE  OFFICERS.  NO  PERSON
SHALL  BE  ELIGIBLE  FOR PROVISIONAL OR PERMANENT APPOINTMENT AS A PEACE
OFFICER OR POLICE OFFICER OF THE STATE OR OF  ANY  COUNTY,  CITY,  TOWN,
VILLAGE OR AUTHORITY IF SUCH PERSON HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED OF ANY
OFFENSE OR VIOLATION OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS LAW OR THE HUMAN RIGHTS LAW.
  S  2.  Section  75 of the civil service law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 3-b to read as follows:
  3-B. SUSPENSION PENDING DETERMINATION OF CHARGES AND PENALTIES  RELAT-
ING  TO  PEACE OFFICERS AND POLICE OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY THE STATE OR ANY
COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR AUTHORITY. PENDING THE HEARING AND DETER-
MINATION OF CHARGES OF ANY OFFENSE OR VIOLATION OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS  LAW
OR  THE  HUMAN  RIGHTS  LAW,  A  PEACE  OFFICER OR POLICE OFFICER MAY BE
SUSPENDED WITHOUT PAY FOR A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING THIRTY  DAYS.  IF  SUCH
OFFICER IS FOUND GUILTY OF THE CHARGES SUCH OFFICER SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY
DISMISSED.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00912-01-3

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