NY State Senate Bill 2021-S5662

Senate Bill S5662

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting contracts between municipalities and law enforcement for the purpose of school safety in municipalities with populations of more than one million

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Jan 05, 2022	referred to cities 1
Mar 15, 2021	referred to cities 1

2021-S5662 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Cities 1
Law Section:: General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:: Add §209-vv, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S7263

2021-S5662 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits contracts between municipalities and law enforcement for the purpose of school safety in municipalities with populations of more than one million; voids contracts that have previously been made.

2021-S5662 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S5662

SPONSOR: PARKER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting
contracts between municipalities and law enforcement for the purpose of
school safety in municipalities with populations of more than one
million

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of the bill is to prohibit schools from allowing law
enforcement personnel from engaging in school safety.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the general municipal law to add a new section 209-vv.
This section prohibits the board of education of a school districts from
designating, authorizing, appointing or contracting with a municipal
entity for the purpose of providing sworn officers for the purpose of

school safety. Additionally, any such existing agreements are void.

Section 2 sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Officers' presence in school are incongruent to the nature of learning
and place of growth that schools should represent. Data shows that
schools with cops are more likely to refer children to law enforcement
personnel, which perpetuates the school-to-prison pipeline. According to
the Urban Institute, at least 2/3 of high school students attend a
school that has a police presence; that proportion is higher for Black
students. Complementary research provides that, on school grounds, Black
students are more likely to be arrested that any other student. In addi-
tion, research provides that officers in predominantly white schools
viewed students more amicably than schools with predominantly Black
students. For the former, officers viewed students as needing
protection, for the latter, officers viewed students as the primary.
threat. It appears that, concerning school safety, the primary role of
police officers has changed from protecting students to policing them.
Numerous videos document police officers' response that are grossly
disproportionate to the students' misconduct.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2021-S5662 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5662
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 15, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in  relation  to  prohibiting
   contracts  between  municipalities and law enforcement for the purpose
   of school safety in municipalities with populations of more  than  one
   million

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 209-vv to read as follows:
   §  209-VV.  CONTRACTS  BETWEEN MUNICIPALITIES AND POLICE DISTRICTS FOR
 SCHOOL SAFETY IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION  OF  MORE  THAN  ONE  MILLION;
 VOID.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  GENERAL,  LOCAL  OR  SPECIAL LAW OR CHARTER
 PROVISION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT IN  A
 CITY  WITH  A  POPULATION  OF MORE THAN ONE MILLION SHALL NOT DESIGNATE,
 AUTHORIZE, APPOINT OR ENTER INTO  AN  AGREEMENT  WITH  ANY  CITY,  TOWN,
 VILLAGE  OR  POLICE DEPARTMENT, POLICE DISTRICT, SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OR
 THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SWORN OFFICERS
 AS SCHOOL SAFETY OFFICERS, SECURITY OFFICERS OR RESOURCE OFFICERS IN THE
 SCHOOLS OF SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR THE PROPERTY THEREOF,  IN  ORDER  TO
 PROTECT  THE PROPERTY OR PERSONS ON SUCH PREMISES. ANY SUCH DESIGNATION,
 AUTHORIZATION, APPOINTMENT OR  AGREEMENT  IS  HEREBY  DECLARED  VOID  AS
 CONTRARY TO PUBLIC POLICY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03561-01-1

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