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Senate Bill S7263

2023-2024 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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2023-S7263 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cities 1
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §209-vv, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S5662
2025-2026: S6112

2023-S7263 (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.

2023-S7263 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7263 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7263
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 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.
                                                            LBD08077-01-3

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