Senate Bill S1527

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes the bullet-proof vests for officers fund

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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-S1527 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6779
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §99-ii, St Fin L; add §630-i, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A5523
2017-2018: S4429, A10217
2019-2020: S1152, A6488
2023-2024: S906, A3123

2021-S1527 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the bullet-proof vests for officers fund.

2021-S1527 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1527 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1527
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law and the tax law,  in  relation  to
   establishing the bullet-proof vests for officers 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
 99-ii to read as follows:
   § 99-II. BULLET-PROOF VESTS FOR OFFICERS FUND. 1. A SPECIAL FUND TO BE
 KNOWN  AS  THE  "BULLET-PROOF  VESTS FOR OFFICERS FUND" IS HEREBY ESTAB-
 LISHED IN THE CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE  COMMISSIONER  OF
 TAXATION AND FINANCE.
   2.  THE  FUND  SHALL  CONSIST  OF  ALL MONIES TRANSFERRED TO SUCH FUND
 PURSUANT TO LAW, ALL MONIES REQUIRED BY ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO BE  PAID
 INTO  OR CREDITED TO THE FUND, ALL MONIES FROM GIFTS PURSUANT TO SECTION
 SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-I OF THE TAX LAW AND ANY INTEREST EARNINGS WHICH  MAY
 ACCRUE  FROM  THE  INVESTMENT  OF  MONIES IN THE FUND. NOTHING CONTAINED
 HEREIN SHALL PREVENT THE STATE FROM RECEIVING GRANTS, GIFTS OR  BEQUESTS
 FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THE FUND AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION AND DEPOSITING
 THEM IN THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW.
   3. MONIES OF THE FUND, WHEN ALLOCATED, SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO THE DIVI-
 SION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES FOR THE PURPOSE  OF  PROVIDING  POLICE
 OFFICERS AND CANINES SERVING IN CANINE UNITS WITH BULLET-PROOF VESTS FOR
 USE  IN THE LINE OF DUTY. BULLET-PROOF VESTS SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED AT THE
 DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES, PURSUANT TO
 GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY SUCH COMMISSIONER FOR  STATEWIDE  DISTRIBUTION
 OF SUCH BULLET-PROOF VESTS.
   4.  MONIES  SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF
 THE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY  THE  COMMISSIONER
 OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03853-01-1
              

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