Assembly Bill A6810

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes localities to remove citizenship requirements for police and firefighters in their jurisdictions

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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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2015-A6810 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §209-ff, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3557
2011-2012: A4372
2013-2014: A4832
2017-2018: A714
2019-2020: A6265
2021-2022: A1666
2023-2024: A6462

2015-A6810 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes localities to remove citizenship requirements for police and firefighters in their jurisdictions.

2015-A6810 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6810

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 6, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTT-
  FRIED, ORTIZ, WRIGHT -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend the general municipal law, in relation to authorizing
  the removal of citizenship requirements from police  and  firefighters
  by local law

  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-ff to read as follows:
  S   209-FF.  CITIZENSHIP  REQUIREMENTS  OF  POLICE  AND  FIREFIGHTERS.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW OR ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
TO THE CONTRARY, THE LOCAL  GOVERNING  BODIES  OF  THE  SEVERAL  CITIES,
TOWNS,  VILLAGES,  POLICE  AND  FIRE  DISTRICTS  OF THE STATE ARE HEREBY
AUTHORIZED TO REMOVE, BY LOCAL LAW, RULE OR ORDINANCE,  ANY  CITIZENSHIP
REQUIREMENTS  FROM  THE QUALIFICATIONS OF POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHT-
ERS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03563-01-5

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