S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2792
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 20, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee 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
section 1 of subpart C of part C of chapter 97 of the laws of 2011, 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
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 employ-
er municipal corporation or employer county sheriff shall reimburse the
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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prior employer municipal corporation for such expenses, including, sala-
ry, tuition, enrollment fees, books, and the cost of transportation to
and from training school, as follows: on a pro rata basis, to be calcu-
lated by subtracting from the number of days in the three years follow-
ing 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 training, 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 employ-
ment 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 corporation for that portion of such expenses which
is reimbursable by the member to the prior employer municipal corpo-
ration 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 attest-
ing 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.