Assembly Bill A253

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to contracts for employment in law enforcement agencies

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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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2021-A253 (ACTIVE) - Details

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
2019-2020: A15

2021-A253 (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.

2021-A253 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    253
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PERRY, COOK, GLICK, J. 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.
                                                            LBD04074-01-1

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