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Assembly Bill A3575A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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2017-A3575 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5787
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9791
2015-2016: A4953
2019-2020: A6487, S816
2021-2022: A1661, S4589
2023-2024: S4113
2025-2026: S5418

2017-A3575 - Summary

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

2017-A3575 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3575
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to authorizing  the
   waiver of citizenship requirements for certain police and firefighters
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 1-b to read as follows:
   1-B. CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS OF POLICE AND/OR FIREFIGHTERS.  NOTWITH-
 STANDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW OR ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TO THE
 CONTRARY, THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES OF THE  SEVERAL  CITIES,  COUNTIES,
 TOWNS,  VILLAGES,  POLICE  AND  FIRE  DISTRICTS  OF THE STATE ARE HEREBY
 AUTHORIZED TO WAIVE ANY CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS FROM THE QUALIFICATIONS
 OF POLICE OFFICERS AND/OR FIREFIGHTERS UPON THE SUBMISSION BY THE POLICE
 OFFICER OR FIREFIGHTER CANDIDATE OF PROOF OF HAVING RECEIVED  AN  HONOR-
 ABLE  OR GENERAL DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE,
 MARINES, COAST GUARD, AND/OR RESERVES THEREOF, AND/OR THE ARMY  NATIONAL
 GUARD, AIR NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK GUARD AND/OR NEW YORK NAVAL MILITIA.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08969-01-7

2017-A3575A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5787
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9791
2015-2016: A4953
2019-2020: A6487, S816
2021-2022: A1661, S4589
2023-2024: S4113
2025-2026: S5418

2017-A3575A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-A3575A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3575--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to authorizing the
   waiver of citizenship requirements for certain police and firefighters

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 1-b to read as follows:
   1-B. CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS OF POLICE AND/OR FIREFIGHTERS.  NOTWITH-
 STANDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW OR ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TO THE
 CONTRARY,  THE  LOCAL  GOVERNING BODIES OF THE SEVERAL CITIES, COUNTIES,
 TOWNS, VILLAGES, POLICE AND FIRE  DISTRICTS  OF  THE  STATE  ARE  HEREBY
 AUTHORIZED TO WAIVE ANY CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS FROM THE QUALIFICATIONS
 OF POLICE OFFICERS AND/OR FIREFIGHTERS UPON THE SUBMISSION BY THE POLICE
 OFFICER OR FIREFIGHTER CANDIDATE OF PROOF OF:
   (A)  HAVING RECEIVED AN HONORABLE OR GENERAL DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED
 STATES ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE,  MARINES,  COAST  GUARD,  AND/OR  RESERVES
 THEREOF,  AND/OR  THE  ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, AIR NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK
 GUARD AND/OR NEW YORK NAVAL MILITIA; AND
   (B) HAVING NEVER BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME, AS DEFINED IN  SUBDIVISION
 SIX OF SECTION 10.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08969-03-7

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