Establishes a school resource officer unit within the division of state police and permits every school district within the state to request the placement of a member of such unit at any building, structure or facility primarily used for the instruction of students located within such district.
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I N A S S E M B L Y
June 8, 2018
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Finch) --
read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the executive law and the education law, in relation to
school resource officers
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 233 to
read as follows:
§ 233. SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER UNIT. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITH-
IN THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER UNIT, WHICH
SHALL BE A SPECIALIZED UNIT HAVING ADVANCED TRAINING IN PROVIDING
IMPROVED PUBLIC SAFETY AND/OR SECURITY ON SCHOOL GROUNDS. THE SCHOOL
RESOURCE OFFICER UNIT SHALL PERFORM SUCH TASKS AS DETERMINED BY THE
SUPERINTENDENT.
§ 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 2801-c to
read as follows:
§ 2801-C. SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUS-
TEES, AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER, OF EVERY SCHOOL
DISTRICT WITHIN THE STATE, HOWEVER CREATED, AND EVERY BOARD OF COOPER-
ATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND COUNTY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND EXTENSION
BOARD AND THE CHANCELLOR OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW
YORK MAY REQUEST THE PLACEMENT OF A MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFI-
CER UNIT OF THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE AT ANY BUILDING, STRUCTURE OR
FACILITY PRIMARILY USED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF STUDENTS LOCATED WITHIN
SUCH DISTRICT.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2019. Effective immediate-
ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation
necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are
authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such
effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16176-02-8
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