Assembly Bill A1494

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the canine officer health monitoring fund

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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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2023-A1494 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1070
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §837-d-1, amd §837, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8065, S7048

2023-A1494 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the canine officer health monitoring fund which allows for applicants to request reimbursement from the division of criminal justice services for health costs related to regular health or injury associated with canine officers.

2023-A1494 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1494
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  the
   canine officer health monitoring fund
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The executive law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new  section
 837-d-1 to read as follows:
   §  837-D-1.  CANINE OFFICER HEALTH MONITORING FUND. 1. AS USED IN THIS
 SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "CANINE OFFICER" SHALL MEAN A DOG THAT IS SPECIFICALLY TRAINED  TO
 ASSIST POLICE AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL.
   (B)  "APPLICANT"  MEANS  A STATE AGENCY, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, PUBLIC
 AUTHORITY, PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, OR THE HIGHEST OFFICIAL THEREOF.
   2. AN APPLICANT WHICH IS AUTHORIZED TO AND EMPLOYS CANINE OFFICERS MAY
 APPLY TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF FUNDS  EXPENDED  FOR  ALL
 HEALTH  COSTS RELATED TO REGULAR HEALTH OR INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH CANINE
 OFFICERS.
   3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE ANY APPLICANT SEEKING  REIMBURSEMENT
 FOR  HEALTH  COSTS  RELATED  TO REGULAR HEALTH OR INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH
 CANINE OFFICERS TO APPLY FOR ANY AVAILABLE FEDERAL FUNDS. ANY  APPLICANT
 FAILING  TO  DO  SO  SHALL  NOT  BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THIS
 SECTION. THE COMMISSIONER MAY WAIVE SUCH FAILURE  FOR  GOOD  CAUSE.  THE
 COMMISSIONER  SHALL MAINTAIN A PUBLIC RECORD OF ALL SUCH WAIVERS AND THE
 REASONS THEREFOR. REIMBURSEMENT MAY BE  WITHHELD  PENDING  THE  DETERMI-
 NATION OF AN APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL FUNDS.
   4.  AN  APPLICANT  FOR  REIMBURSEMENT  PURSUANT  TO THIS SECTION SHALL
 REPORT THE NAME OF EACH CANINE OFFICER FOR WHOM REIMBURSEMENT IS SOUGHT.
 THE APPLICANT SHALL REPORT WHETHER SUCH CANINE OFFICER OR OFFICERS HAVE,
 AT ANY TIME DURING THE TEN YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING  THE  APPLICATION
 FOR REIMBURSEMENT, HAD ANY HEALTH COSTS FOR WHICH REIMBURSEMENT PURSUANT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03950-01-3
              

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