BILL NUMBER:A10787
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to peace
officers at community colleges operating under the program of the state
university of New York
PURPOSE OF THE BILL: Section 6306 of the Education Law authorizes the
local Board of Trustees of each community college to appoint security
officers for the community college and to designate one or more security
officers as peace officers. Section 837 of the Executive Law authorizes
"qualified agencies" to access criminal history record information
(CHRI) maintained by the state of New York Division of Criminal Justice
Services (DCJS). Amending the definition of "qualified agencies" set
forth in subdivision 9 of section 835 of the Executive Law to include
"peace officers of community colleges operating under the program of.the
State University of New York will authorize the peace officers to access
CHRI through DCJS.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of this legislation amends the Execu-
tive Law to include peace officers at the community colleges operating
under the program of the State University of New York within the defi-
nition of a "qualified agency" found in subdivision 9 of Section 835,
thereby authorizing such peace officers to access CHRI through DCJS.
Section 2 provides that this legislation shall take effect immediately.
JUSTIFICATION: Under section 6306 of the Education Law, a security offi-
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10787
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 21, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to peace officers at
community colleges operating under the program of the state university
of New York
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 835 of the executive law, as
amended by chapter 602 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as
follows:
9. "Qualified agencies" means courts in the unified court system, the
administrative board of the judicial conference, probation departments,
sheriffs' offices, district attorneys' offices, the state department of
correctional services, the state division of probation, the department
of correction of any municipality, the insurance frauds bureau of the
state department of insurance, the office of professional medical
conduct of the state department of health for the purposes of section
two hundred thirty of the public health law, the child protective
services unit of a local social services district when conducting an
investigation pursuant to subdivision six of section four hundred twen-
ty-four of the social services law, the office of Medicaid inspector
general, the temporary state commission of investigation, the criminal
investigations bureau of the banking department, police forces and
departments having responsibility for enforcement of the general crimi-
nal laws of the state, PEACE OFFICERS AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES OPERATING
UNDER THE PROGRAM OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK and the Onondaga
County Center for Forensic Sciences Laboratory when acting within the
scope of its law enforcement duties.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03878-01-9
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