Provides that any person convicted of any offense or violation of the civil rights law or the human rights law shall not be eligible for provisional or permanent appointment as a peace officer or police officer of the state or of any county, city, town, village or authority.

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A4311-2011 Actions

• May 15, 2012: held for consideration in governmental employees
• Jan 4, 2012: referred to governmental employees
• Feb 3, 2011: referred to governmental employees

A4311-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    4311

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                              February 3, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  M.  of A. CRESPO, N. RIVERA -- read once and referred to
    the Committee on Governmental Employees

  AN ACT to amend the civil service law,  in  relation  to  employment  of
    peace officers and police officers

    THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding  a  new  section
  55-d to read as follows:

    S  55-D.  EMPLOYMENT  OF PEACE OFFICERS AND POLICE OFFICERS. NO PERSON
  SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR PROVISIONAL OR PERMANENT APPOINTMENT  AS  A  PEACE
  OFFICER  OR  POLICE  OFFICER  OF THE STATE OR OF ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN,
  VILLAGE OR AUTHORITY IF SUCH PERSON HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED OF ANY
  OFFENSE OR VIOLATION OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS LAW OR THE HUMAN RIGHTS LAW.
    S 2. Section 75 of the civil service law is amended by  adding  a  new
  subdivision 3-b to read as follows:

    3-B.  SUSPENSION PENDING DETERMINATION OF CHARGES AND PENALTIES RELAT-
  ING TO PEACE OFFICERS AND POLICE OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY THE STATE  OR  ANY
  COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR AUTHORITY. PENDING THE HEARING AND DETER-
  MINATION  OF CHARGES OF ANY OFFENSE OR VIOLATION OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS LAW
  OR THE HUMAN RIGHTS LAW, A  PEACE  OFFICER  OR  POLICE  OFFICER  MAY  BE
  SUSPENDED  WITHOUT  PAY  FOR A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING THIRTY DAYS. IF SUCH
  OFFICER IS FOUND GUILTY OF THE CHARGES SUCH OFFICER SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY
  DISMISSED.
    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD04875-01-1