Assembly Bill A15

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to contracts for employment in law enforcement agencies

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2019-A15 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §211-b, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3540
2011-2012: A4017
2013-2014: A4732
2015-2016: A6553
2017-2018: A309
2021-2022: A253

2019-A15 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Voids as contrary to public policy provision in contracts for employment in law enforcement agencies which permit an employee to refuse to cooperate with agency officials investigating an incident for a period of time following such incident; applies prospectively.

2019-A15 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    15
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK,
   GLICK, ORTIZ, RIVERA -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on
   Labor
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the labor law, in relation to contracts for employment
   in law enforcement agencies

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The labor law is amended by adding a new section 211-b to
 read as follows:
   § 211-B.  CONTRACTS;  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AGENCIES;  CERTAIN  PROVISIONS
 PROHIBITED.  NO CONTRACT, COVENANT, AGREEMENT OR UNDERSTANDING IN, OR IN
 CONNECTION WITH OR COLLATERAL TO AN AGREEMENT OR CONTRACT FOR EMPLOYMENT
 IN ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IN THIS STATE SHALL CONTAIN ANY  PROVISION
 OR LANGUAGE WHICH PERMITS ANY EMPLOYEE OF SUCH AGENCY WHO IS INVOLVED IN
 AN  INCIDENT,  WHICH  IS  OR MAY BECOME THE SUBJECT OF A DEPARTMENTAL OR
 AGENCY INVESTIGATION OR DISCIPLINARY PROCESS,  TO  REFUSE  TO  COOPERATE
 WITH  OR SPEAK TO AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS FOR A DESIGNATED PERIOD
 OF TIME FOLLOWING SUCH INCIDENT. ANY SUCH LANGUAGE  OR  PROVISION  WHICH
 PURPORTS TO CREATE SUCH A PERIOD OF TIME DURING WHICH AN EMPLOYEE IS NOT
 REQUIRED  TO REPORT AN INCIDENT OR DURING WHICH SUCH EMPLOYEE MAY NOT BE
 SUBJECT TO QUESTIONING BY AGENCY  OFFICIALS  SHALL  BE  DEEMED  VOID  AS
 AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
 contracts entered into, renewed, modified or amended on  or  after  such
 effective date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02502-01-9

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