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                                  2844

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments

AN  ACT  to amend the general municipal law, in relation to apportioning
  the expenses of police department members  attending  police  training
  schools

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 72-c of the general municipal law,  as  amended  by
chapter 229 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
  S  72-c.  Expenses of members of the police department and other peace
officers in attending police training schools. The board or  body  of  a
county,  city,  town  or  village authorized to appropriate and to raise
money by taxation and to make payments therefrom, is hereby  authorized,
in  its discretion, to appropriate and to raise money by taxation and to
make payments from such moneys, for the annual expenses of  the  members
of  the  police  department of such municipal corporation in attending a
police training school, as provided by the regulations  of  the  depart-
ment,  either  within such municipal corporation or elsewhere within the
state; and for the payment of reasonable expenses of  such  members  and
other  police officers or peace officers of the municipality while going
to, attending, and returning from any training school  conducted  by  or
under the auspices of the federal bureau of investigation, whether with-
in  or  without the state. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of
any general, special or local law to the contrary, whenever a member  of
the  police  department of a municipal corporation[, having a population
of ten thousand or less,] HAVING A POPULATION OF TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND OR
LESS has attended a police training school, the  expense  of  which  was
borne  by  such  municipal  corporation, terminates employment with such
municipal corporation and commences employment with any other  municipal
corporation  or  employer county sheriff, such employer municipal corpo-
ration or employer county sheriff shall  reimburse  the  prior  employer

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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municipal  corporation[,  having  a population of ten thousand or less,]
for such expenses, including, salary, tuition, enrollment  fees,  books,
and  the cost of transportation to and from training school, as follows:
on  a pro rata basis, to be calculated by subtracting from the number of
days in the three years following the date of  the  member's  graduation
from  police training school, the number of days between the date of the
member's graduation from training school and the date of the termination
of employment with the municipal corporation which paid for such  train-
ing,  and  multiplying  the  difference  by  the  per  diem cost of such
expenses, to be calculated by dividing the total cost of  such  expenses
by  the  number  of  days  in  the three years following the date of the
member's graduation, if such change in employment  occurs  within  three
years of such member's graduation from police training school. Provided,
however,  the  employer municipal corporation or employer county sheriff
shall not be required to reimburse the prior employer  municipal  corpo-
ration  for  that  portion of such expenses which is reimbursable by the
member to the prior employer municipal corporation under the terms of an
employment or labor agreement. Provided, further, however, the  employer
municipal  corporation  or employer county sheriff shall not be required
to reimburse the prior employer municipal  corporation  for  such  basic
training if such change in employment occurs after the expiration of the
validity  of  the  member's  certificate  attesting  to the satisfactory
completion of an approved municipal police basic training program.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to persons
who have successfully completed police training courses on or after such
effective date.