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2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 5, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Economic Development
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to training
requirements
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraphs f and g of subdivision 4 of section 89-n of the
general business law, paragraph f as amended and paragraph g as added by
chapter 221 of the laws of 2003, are amended and a new paragraph h is
added to read as follows:
f. a police officer as defined in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e),
(f), (j), (k), (l), (o) and (p) of subdivision thirty-four of section
1.20 of the criminal procedure law who has been retired from such
employment for a period not to exceed ten years, provided, however, that
a retired police officer who has been retired from such employment for a
period in excess of ten years shall be required to provide proof to his
or her security guard employer of his or her satisfactory completion of
an eight hour annual in-service training course approved by the commis-
sioner, and provided further, however, that a retired police officer who
will be required by his or her security guard employer to carry a
firearm or will be authorized to have access to a firearm shall provide
to such employer proof of his or her satisfactory completion of a
forty-seven hour firearms training course approved by the commissioner
and, if such firearms training course has not been completed within one
year prior to such employment, satisfactory completion of an additional
eight hour annual firearms in-service training course approved by the
commissioner, such training course to be completed at least annually;
[or]
g. a peace officer as defined in subdivisions two, twenty and twenty-
five and paragraphs a and b of subdivision twenty-one of section 2.10 of
the criminal procedure law who has been retired from such employment for
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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a period not to exceed ten years, provided, however, that a retired
peace officer who has been retired from such employment for a period in
excess of ten years shall be required to provide proof to his or her
security guard employer of his or her satisfactory completion of an
eight hour annual in-service training course approved by the municipal
police training council, and provided further, however, that a retired
peace officer who will be required by his or her security guard employer
to carry a firearm or will be authorized to have access to a firearm
shall provide to such employer proof of his or her satisfactory
completion of a forty-seven hour firearms training course approved by
the municipal police training council and, if such firearms training
course has not been completed within one year prior to employment,
satisfactory completion of an additional eight hour annual firearms
in-service training course approved by the municipal police training
council, such training course to be completed at least annually[.]; OR
H. A FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER HAVING THE POWERS OF A PEACE
OFFICER PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWO OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW; WHO HAS
BEEN RETIRED FROM SUCH EMPLOYMENT FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED TEN YEARS,
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A RETIRED FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO
HAS BEEN RETIRED FROM SUCH EMPLOYMENT FOR A PERIOD IN EXCESS OF TEN
YEARS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE PROOF TO HIS OR HER SECURITY GUARD
EMPLOYER OF HIS OR HER SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF AN EIGHT HOUR ANNUAL
IN-SERVICE TRAINING COURSE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND PROVIDED
FURTHER, HOWEVER, THAT A RETIRED FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO
WILL BE REQUIRED BY HIS OR HER SECURITY GUARD EMPLOYER TO CARRY A
FIREARM OR WILL BE AUTHORIZED TO HAVE ACCESS TO A FIREARM SHALL PROVIDE
TO SUCH EMPLOYER PROOF OF HIS OR HER SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF A
FORTY-SEVEN HOUR FIREARMS TRAINING COURSE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER
AND, IF SUCH FIREARMS TRAINING COURSE HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED WITHIN ONE
YEAR PRIOR TO SUCH EMPLOYMENT, SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF AN ADDITIONAL
EIGHT HOUR ANNUAL FIREARMS IN-SERVICE TRAINING COURSE APPROVED BY THE
COMMISSIONER, SUCH TRAINING COURSE TO BE COMPLETED AT LEAST ANNUALLY.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.