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                                   7645
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 3, 2020
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 Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure  law,  in  relation  to  granting
   peace  officer  status  to  certain public safety officers employed by
   Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.   Section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 86 to read as follows:
   86. (A) PUBLIC SAFETY  OFFICERS  EMPLOYED  BY  RENSSELAER  POLYTECHNIC
 INSTITUTE WHO ARE DESIGNATED AS PEACE OFFICERS BY THE PRESIDENT OF RENS-
 SELAER  POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, WITH CONCURRENCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
 FOR RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPHS  (B),  (C),
 AND  (D)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING IN THIS
 SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO AUTHORIZE  ANY  SUCH  OFFICER  TO  CARRY,
 POSSESS,  REPAIR, OR DISPOSE OF A FIREARM UNLESS THE APPROPRIATE LICENSE
 THEREFOR HAS BEEN ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 400.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
   (B) FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE  GROUNDS,  BUILDINGS,  AND  PROPERTY  OF
 RENSSELAER  POLYTECHNIC  INSTITUTE,  THE  PREVENTION  OF  CRIME  AND THE
 ENFORCEMENT OF LAW AND ORDER, THE PRESIDENT  OF  RENSSELAER  POLYTECHNIC
 INSTITUTE  MAY,  WITH  THE CONCURRENCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, APPOINT
 AND REMOVE SUCH NUMBER OF PUBLIC SAFETY  OFFICERS  DESIGNATED  AS  PEACE
 OFFICERS  AS  IS  DETERMINED BY SUCH PRESIDENT AND BOARD TO BE NECESSARY
 FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER CONSISTENT  WITH  THIS  SUBDIVISION.
 SUCH  RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE PEACE OFFICERS SO APPOINTED SHALL
 BE EMPLOYEES OF RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC  INSTITUTE  AND  SUBJECT  TO  ITS
 SUPERVISION  AND  CONTROL.  SUCH  RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE PEACE
 OFFICERS SHALL HAVE THE POWERS OF PEACE OFFICERS WITHIN  THE  GEOGRAPHIC
 AREA  OF  EMPLOYMENT  OF  THE  GROUNDS OR PREMISES OWNED, CONTROLLED, OR
 ADMINISTERED BY RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE WITHIN  THE  COUNTY  OF
 RENSSELAER,  ON  ANY  PUBLIC STREET AND SIDEWALK THAT ABUTS THE GROUNDS,
 BUILDINGS, OR PROPERTY OF SUCH UNIVERSITY, AND  BEYOND  SUCH  GEOGRAPHIC
 AREA  WITH  THE APPROVAL OR REQUEST OF THE CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
 OF THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT JURISDICTION OR HIS OR  HER  DESIGNEE,  FOR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              
             
                          
                                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15144-01-0
 S. 7645                             2
 
 THE  PURPOSE  OF TRANSPORTING AN INDIVIDUAL (I) WHO HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 140.27 OF THIS CHAPTER, AND WHEN  NO  LOCAL  LAW
 ENFORCEMENT  OFFICER  IS AVAILABLE FOR TRANSPORTING SUCH INDIVIDUAL IN A
 TIMELY  MANNER;  OR  (II)  WHO  HAS  BEEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY PURSUANT TO
 SECTION 9.41 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW.
   (C) RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE SHALL PROVIDE LEGAL  DEFENSE  AND
 INDEMNIFICATION  TO  ANY  APPLICABLE  MUNICIPALITY  AND ITS OFFICERS AND
 EMPLOYEES, AND HOLD THEM HARMLESS, AGAINST ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THE
 CONDUCT BY OR INJURY TO SUCH PEACE OFFICERS  WHILE  CARRYING  OUT  THEIR
 SPECIAL  DUTIES,  EXCEPT  IN  THOSE  SITUATIONS  WHEN THEY ARE ACTING AS
 AGENTS OF THE CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF THE APPLICABLE LOCAL  LAW
 ENFORCEMENT JURISDICTION OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE.
   (D)  TO  BECOME  ELIGIBLE  FOR DESIGNATION AS A RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC
 INSTITUTE PEACE OFFICER, A CANDIDATE SHALL, IN ADDITION TO THE  TRAINING
 REQUIREMENTS  AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 2.30 OF THIS ARTICLE, COMPLETE THE
 COURSE OF INSTRUCTION IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LAW ENFORCEMENT  ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT  TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION SIXTY-FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE
 OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   § 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.