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Senate Bill S199

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the period of validity of certificates attesting to the satisfactory completion of an approved police basic training program

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2011-S199 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง209-q, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S309

2011-S199 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the period of validity of certificates attesting to the satisfactory completion of an approved police basic training program awarded by the executive director of the municipal police training council.

2011-S199 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S199 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   199

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MAZIARZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the period  of
  validity  of  certificates attesting to the satisfactory completion of
  an approved police basic training program

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision 1 of section 209-q of the
general municipal law, as amended by chapter 551 of the laws of 2001, is
amended to read as follows:
  (b) A certificate attesting to satisfactory completion of an  approved
municipal  police basic training program awarded by the executive direc-
tor of the municipal police training council pursuant to  this  subdivi-
sion shall remain valid:
  (i)  during  the  holder's  continuous  service as a police officer or
peace officer who has an  equivalency  certificate  for  police  officer
training  or  an approved course for state university of New York public
safety officers issued in accordance with subdivision three  of  section
eight hundred forty-one of the executive law; and
  (ii)  for  [two] TWELVE years after the date of the commencement of an
interruption in such service where the holder had, immediately prior  to
such  interruption,  served as a police officer or peace officer who has
an equivalency certificate for police officer training  or  an  approved
course for state university of New York public safety officers issued in
accordance  with subdivision three of section eight hundred forty-one of
the executive law, for less than two consecutive years; or
  (iii) for [four] TWELVE years after the date of the commencement of an
interruption in such service where the holder had, immediately prior  to
such  interruption,  served as a police officer or peace officer who has
an equivalency certificate for police officer training  or  an  approved

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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