senate Bill S6887

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing police organization liaisons in immigrant communities

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Sep 27, 2017 referred to rules

S6887 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §837-t, Exec L

S6887 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes police organization liaisons in immigrant communities who are civilians exempted from any state or federal laws related to cooperative law enforcement with state or federal immigration agencies.

S6887 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S6887 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  6887

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                           September 27, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LATIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation  to  establishing  police
  organization liaisons in immigrant communities

  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  837-t
to read as follows:
  §  837-T.  POLICE  ORGANIZATION  LIAISON  IN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. 1.
THERE IS ESTABLISHED IN THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER A "POLICE ORGANIZATION
LIAISON IN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES" PROGRAM (POLICE). THE PROGRAM IS TO BE
FUNDED ANNUALLY IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
PER YEAR, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING AT LEAST FIVE COMPETITIVE  GRANTS
TO  MUNICIPALITIES  IN THE COUNTY, TO CREATE AT LEAST ONE POLICE LIAISON
IN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES  POSITION  WITHIN  SAID  MUNICIPALITY'S  POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
  2. THE ROLE OF POLICE IS TO WORK WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE
IMMIGRANTS  WITHIN  THAT JURISDICTION, REGARDLESS OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION
STATUS, AND THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, TO ENSURE THE NEEDS OF THE
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY ARE BEING PROPERLY MET BY  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  WITHOUT
STIGMA, FEAR OR REPRISAL.
  3.  POLICE  STAFF  UNDER  THIS  SECTION  SHALL BE A CIVILIAN POSITION,
EXEMPTED FROM ANY STATE OR  FEDERAL  LAWS  RELATED  TO  COOPERATIVE  LAW
ENFORCEMENT WITH STATE OR FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AGENCIES.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13431-01-7

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