Assembly Bill A4704

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Allows employment of retired police officers as special security officers for school districts

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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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2019-A4704 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §209-vv, amd §209-v, Gen Muni L; amd §2.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8196
2011-2012: A6707
2013-2014: A5849
2015-2016: A3875
2017-2018: A6428
2021-2022: A4852
2023-2024: A4554

2019-A4704 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the trustees or board of education of any school district to employ retired former members of police or sheriff's departments as special security officers for such school district upon approval by the department of education; grants such officers peace officer status.

2019-A4704 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4704
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  B. MILLER,  FINCH,  HAWLEY, KOLB, McDONOUGH,
   MONTESANO, RAIA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law  and  the  criminal  procedure
   law,  in  relation  to employment of retired police officers by school
   districts

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
 section 209-vv to read as follows:
   § 209-VV. EMPLOYMENT OF RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS  AS  SPECIAL  SECURITY
 OFFICERS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR
 REGULATION,  THE  TRUSTEES  OR BOARD OF EDUCATION OF ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT
 APPROVED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION ARE  AUTHORIZED  TO
 EMPLOY RETIRED FORMER MEMBERS OF POLICE OR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTS, OR THE
 DIVISION  OF  STATE POLICE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SPECIAL SECURITY
 OFFICERS IN THE SCHOOLS OF SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT, IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE
 PROPERTY OR PERSONS ON SUCH PREMISES.  THE TRUSTEES OR BOARD  OF  EDUCA-
 TION OF ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT SO AUTHORIZED SHALL TIMELY SUBMIT THE ANNUAL
 REPORT  SET OUT IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED TWO
 OF THE EDUCATION LAW DURING THE LENGTH OF THE AUTHORIZATION.
   2. (A) TO BE AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF  THIS  SECTION,
 THE  TRUSTEES  OR BOARD OF EDUCATION OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST SUBMIT AN
 APPLICATION TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WHICH SETS FORTH:
   (I) THE CURRENT SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS IN SUCH DISTRICT, INCLUDING  THE
 STAFF PROVIDING SECURITY, SCHEDULED HOURS, AND DUTIES;
   (II)  THE  SCHOOL VIOLENCE MEASURES UNDERTAKEN BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT,
 INCLUDING ALL SCHOOL CODES AND SCHOOL SAFETY PLANS REQUIRED BY  SECTIONS
 TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED ONE AND TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED ONE-A OF THE EDUCATION
 LAW; AND
   (III)  THE  SECURITY NEEDS WHICH WOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE PRESENCE OF
 SPECIAL SECURITY OFFICERS IN THE SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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