Senate Bill S5620

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes the police canine vest fund for the purpose of purchasing, maintaining, repairing and replacing soft body ballistic armor vests and other protective equipment for police K9 officers

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  • 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-S5620 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7324
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §97-bbbbb, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A4210
2023-2024: A1764

2019-S5620 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the police canine vest fund for the purpose of purchasing, maintaining, repairing and replacing soft body ballistic armor vests and other protective equipment for police K9 officers.

2019-S5620 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5620 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5620
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to  establishing  the
   police canine vest fund
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 97-bbbbb to read as follows:
   § 97-BBBBB. POLICE CANINE VEST FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN
 THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXA-
 TION AND FINANCE A FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "POLICE CANINE VEST FUND".
   2.  THE  FUND  SHALL  CONSIST  OF ALL MONEYS CREDITED, APPROPRIATED OR
 TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE. NOTHING CONTAINED  IN
 THIS  SECTION  SHALL  PREVENT  THE STATE FROM RECEIVING GRANTS, GIFTS OR
 BEQUESTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FUND AS DEFINED  IN  THIS  SECTION  AND
 DEPOSITING THEM INTO THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW.
   3.  MONEYS  FROM THE FUND SHALL BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING,
 MAINTAINING, REPAIRING AND REPLACING SOFT BODY BALLISTIC ARMOR VESTS AND
 OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR STATE  POLICE  AND  MUNICIPAL  DEPARTMENT
 POLICE CANINES UTILIZED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF POLICE DUTIES.
   4.  NOTHING  CONTAINED  IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT
 THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE OR ANY  MUNICIPAL  POLICE  DEPARTMENT  FROM
 EXPENDING  ITS  OWN  FUNDS FOR BALLISTIC ARMOR VESTS OR OTHER PROTECTIVE
 EQUIPMENT FOR POLICE CANINES.
   5. A MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENT UTILIZING ONE OR MORE POLICE  CANINES
 MAY  APPLY  TO  THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE STATE POLICE FOR THE PURCHASE,
 MAINTENANCE, REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF  POLICE  CANINE  VESTS  AND  OTHER
 PROTECTIVE  EQUIPMENT  AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.
 THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE STATE POLICE SHALL  ESTABLISH  A  PROCESS  FOR
 APPLICATION  BY SUCH POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND FOR SELECTION OF DEPARTMENTS
 TO RECEIVE POLICE CANINE VESTS OR OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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