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Jun 15, 2009 |
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Assembly Bill A8907
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CRESPO
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2009-A8907 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A8907 (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.
2009-A8907 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A8907 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to employment of peace officers and police officers PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To make persons convicted of civil rights and human rights violations ineligible to serve as a peace officer or police officer in New York State. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Bill § 1 amends the Civil Service Law by adding a new §55-d, providing that no person shall be eligible for appointment as a peace officer or police officer if such person has previously been convicted of any offense under or violation of the Civil Rights Law or the Human Rights Law. Bill §2 amends Civil Service Law §75-b by adding a new subdivision 3-b, providing for permissive suspension without pay for not more than 30 days when a peace officer or police officer is facing pending charges on such offenses or violations, and for immediate dismissal upon conviction. JUSTIFICATION: Presently, any police officers or peace officers who violate civil rights or human rights laws are not mandated to vacate their position, and it is up to the department involved to take disciplinary action. Here is where further abuse takes place. In police departments around the state, officers found guilty of violating civil/human rights have been allowed to stay employed in their position. Many times, these same officers have committed the
2009-A8907 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8907 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 15, 2009 ___________ 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. LBD09588-01-9
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