Assembly Bill A6707

2011-2012 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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2011-A6707 (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
2013-2014: A5849
2015-2016: A3875
2017-2018: A6428
2019-2020: A4704
2021-2022: A4852
2023-2024: A4554

2011-A6707 (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.

2011-A6707 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6707

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 25, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. TENNEY -- 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:
  S  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.
                                                           LBD06664-01-1
              

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