Senate Bill S7089

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prevents unfounded complaints against police officers, peace officers, firefighters, correction officers, and emergency medical service providers from being disclosed or added to personnel records

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations 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-S7089 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2727
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §50-a, Civ Rts L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9574

2023-S7089 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prevents unfounded complaints against police officers, peace officers, firefighters, correction officers and emergency medical service providers from being disclosed or added to such police officer, peace officer, firefighter, correction officer or emergency medical service provider's personnel record.

2023-S7089 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7089 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7089
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to  amend  the  civil  rights  law,  in  relation  to  preventing
   unfounded  complaints  against  police officers, peace officers, fire-
   fighters, correction officers and emergency medical service  providers
   from being disclosed or added to a personnel record
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
 50-a to read as follows:
   §  50-A.  PERSONNEL  RECORDS OF POLICE OFFICERS, PEACE OFFICERS, FIRE-
 FIGHTERS, CORRECTION OFFICERS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL  SERVICE  PROVIDERS.
 1.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "PERSONNEL RECORD" SHALL
 MEAN ALL PERSONNEL RECORDS USED TO EVALUATE PERFORMANCE TOWARD CONTINUED
 EMPLOYMENT OR PROMOTION, UNDER THE  CONTROL  OF  ANY  POLICE  AGENCY  OR
 DEPARTMENT  OF  THE STATE OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF INCLUDING
 AUTHORITIES OR AGENCIES MAINTAINING POLICE FORCES OF INDIVIDUALS DEFINED
 AS POLICE OFFICERS IN SECTION 1.20 OF THE  CRIMINAL  PROCEDURE  LAW  AND
 SUCH  PERSONNEL RECORDS UNDER THE CONTROL OF A SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OR A
 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION OF INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED AS CORRECTION  OFFICERS
 AND  SUCH  PERSONNEL RECORDS UNDER THE CONTROL OF A PAID FIRE DEPARTMENT
 OR    FORCE    OF    INDIVIDUALS    EMPLOYED    AS    FIREFIGHTERS    OR
 FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDICS  AND  SUCH PERSONNEL RECORDS UNDER THE CONTROL OF
 THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FOR  INDIVIDUALS
 DEFINED  AS  PEACE  OFFICERS  PURSUANT  TO SUBDIVISIONS TWENTY-THREE AND
 TWENTY-THREE-A OF SECTION 2.10 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE  LAW  AND  SUCH
 PERSONNEL  RECORDS UNDER THE CONTROL OF A PROBATION DEPARTMENT FOR INDI-
 VIDUALS DEFINED AS PEACE OFFICERS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWENTY-FOUR OF
 SECTION 2.10 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW AND  SUCH  PERSONNEL  RECORDS
 UNDER  THE CONTROL OF AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE PROVIDER WHO PROVIDES
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07249-01-3
              

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