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                                  9304

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 15, 2012
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Introduced by M. of A. CAMARA -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Cities

AN  ACT  to amend the New York City charter, in relation to establishing
  an independent inspector general for  the  city  of  New  York  police
  department

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

  Section 1. Section 801 of the New York city  charter,  as  amended  by
local  law  number  59  of  the  city  of New York for the year 1996, is
amended to read as follows:
  S 801. Department; commissioner. There shall be a department of inves-
tigation the head of which shall be the commissioner  of  investigation.
THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  BE  APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND BY AND WITH THE
ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL.  The  commissioner  shall  be  a
member of the bar of the state of New York in good standing [and], shall
have  had at least five years of law enforcement experience AND SHALL BE
SUBJECT TO A SECURITY CLEARANCE INVESTIGATION  BY  A  STATE  OR  FEDERAL
AGENCY  AUTHORIZED  TO PERFORM SUCH INVESTIGATIONS. The mayor may remove
the commissioner upon filing in the office of the commissioner of  city-
wide administrative services and serving upon the commissioner of inves-
tigation  the  reasons therefor and allowing such officer an opportunity
of making a public explanation.
  S 2. Subdivision e of section 803 of the New  York  city  charter,  as
added  by local law number 79 of the city of New York for the year 1990,
is amended to read as follows:
  e. The commissioner shall forward to the council and to  the  mayor  a
copy  of all reports and standards prepared by the corruption prevention
and management review bureau, upon issuance  by  the  commissioner.  THE
COMMISSIONER  SHALL PRODUCE AN ANNUAL REPORT NO LATER THAN APRIL THIRTI-
ETH OF EACH YEAR. SUCH REPORT SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON
REQUEST AND AT A REASONABLE COST.
  S 3. Subdivision a of section 805 of the  New  York  city  charter  is
amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  a.  For the purpose of ascertaining facts in connection with any study
or  investigation  authorized  by  this  chapter, the commissioner, EACH
INSPECTOR GENERAL, and each deputy shall have full power to  compel  the
attendance  of  witnesses, to administer oaths, AFFIRMATIONS, OR AFFIDA-
VITS and to examine such persons as he OR SHE may deem necessary.
  S  4.  Section 807 of the New York city charter, as added by a vote of
the people of the city of New York  at  the  general  election  held  in
November of 1975, is amended to read as follows:
  S 807.  Inspectors general of agencies.  [No person shall be appointed
as  an  inspector  general  of  a city agency unless such appointment is
approved by the commissioner of investigation]  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
APPOINT  AN INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR EACH CITY AGENCY, INCLUDING THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT. SUCH INSPECTOR GENERAL SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A SECURITY CLEAR-
ANCE INVESTIGATION BY A STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY  AUTHORIZED  TO  PERFORM
SUCH INVESTIGATIONS.  The commissioner of investigation shall promulgate
standards  of  conduct  and shall monitor and evaluate the activities of
inspectors general in the agencies to assure uniformity of  activity  by
them.
  S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.