NY State Senate Bill S6568

senate Bill S6568

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Directs the division of criminal justice services to study the state of the police department in the village of Hempstead

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Jun 19, 2019	referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1747
Jun 16, 2019	referred to rules

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S6568 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8408
Current Committee:: Assembly Codes
Law Section:: Hempstead, Village of

S6568 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the division of criminal justice services to study the state of the police department in the village of Hempstead regarding the policies, practices and finances of the police department and regarding the state of public safety in the village.

S6568 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S6568

SPONSOR: THOMAS
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act directing the division of criminal justice
services to study the state of the police department in the village of
Hempstead and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira-
tion thereof

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To study the state of the police department in the Village of Hempstead.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one establishes the legislative findings.

Section two directs the Division of Criminal Justice Services to study
the state of the police department of the Village of Hempstead.

Section three directs the Division of Criminal Justice Services to
conduct at least one hearing in the Village of Hempstead.

Section four directs the Division o 'Criminal Justice Services to issue
a report no later than 180 days after the effective date.

Section five establishes the effective date and sunset date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Recently, there have been a number of charges of corruption within high-
ranking officials of the police department in the Village of Hempstead
in Nassau county. As such, the State must study the practices, proce-
dures, and finances of the police department, in order to ensure that
public safety is being protected and the community is being well-served
by its police force. It is imperative that all New York residents are
protected by a well-run police department, free from criminal activity
within its own ranks, in order to further the important goal of public
safety.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2019:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed repealed one
year after he date on which this act shall have become law.

S6568 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

    S. 6568                                                  A. 8408

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                              June 16, 2019
                               ___________

IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. THOMAS -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. RAYNOR -- read once  and  referred
  to the Committee on Codes

AN  ACT directing the division of criminal justice services to study the
  state of the police department in the village of Hempstead and provid-
  ing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Legislative findings. It is of the utmost importance that
the various police departments of this state engage in modern, effective
policing to ensure the safety of  our  communities.  Police  departments
must  be  free  of corruption and engaging in best practices in order to
carry out their vital  charge.  After  a  recent  spate  of  charges  of
corruption  among the leadership of the police department of the village
of Hempstead, Nassau County, and after a recent conviction thereof,  the
legislature  finds  that  it  is in the interests of the state to ensure
that the police department of this village is properly  ensuring  public
safety.
  § 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the division of crim-
inal justice services shall, within thirty days of the effective date of
this  act, undertake a study in consultation with the comptroller of the
state of New York, regarding the policies, practices and finances of the
police department of  the  village  of  Hempstead,  Nassau  County,  and
regarding  the  state  of public safety in the village of Hempstead. The
police department shall provide, and the division  of  criminal  justice
services  and  the  comptroller  shall  review,  any  and all documents,
including but not limited to records, financial statements  and  written
policies  regarding  policing  and the state of the police department in
the village of Hempstead.

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

                                                           LBD13400-01-9

S. 6568                             2                            A. 8408

  § 3. The division of criminal justice services shall conduct at  least
one  hearing in the village of Hempstead regarding public safety and the
state of  the  police  department.  The  division  of  criminal  justice
services shall take any written testimony as it deems necessary in order
to aid such study, and shall take all other steps necessary to provide a
thorough analysis of all issues described in this act.
  §  4.  The division of criminal justice services, in consultation with
the comptroller, shall issue its final report no later than one  hundred
eighty days after the effective date of this act. The division of crimi-
nal  justice  services shall issue its final report to the governor, the
temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and  the
chair  of  the  senate  committee on codes and the assembly committee on
codes, and post a copy of such report on its website.
  § 5. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
deemed  repealed  one  year  after the date on which this act shall have
become law.

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Jun 19, 2019 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 19, 2019

Jun 19, 2019 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 19, 2019

S6568 (ACTIVE) - Details

S6568 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S6568 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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Jun 19, 2019 - floor Vote

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Jun 19, 2019 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 19, 2019

S6568 (ACTIVE) - Details

S6568 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S6568 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S6568 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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