Assembly Bill A5004

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires police officers who have discharged their weapon in the course of their employment to be tested for the presence of drugs and/or alcohol

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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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2011-A5004 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3615
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 20-D §§745 - 751, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1477, S2592
2013-2014: A5240, S1282, S7641
2015-2016: A5937, S349
2017-2018: A6986, S4927

2011-A5004 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires police officers who have discharged their weapon in the course of their employment to be tested for the presence of drugs and/or alcohol within three hours of such discharge; establishes procedures to protect the integrity of such process; applies to officers employed in cities with a population of 1,000,000 or more.

2011-A5004 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5004

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. WRIGHT, ARROYO, BRENNAN, CLARK, COOK, DINOWITZ,
  GANTT, GLICK, GOTTFRIED,  HEASTIE,  HOOPER,  JACOBS,  McENENY,  ORTIZ,
  PRETLOW,  REILLY,  P. RIVERA, ROBINSON, TITUS -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. AUBRY, FARRELL, JEFFRIES, KAVANAGH -- read once and  referred
  to the Committee on Labor

AN  ACT  to amend the labor law, in relation to drug and alcohol testing
  of police officers

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

  Section  1.  The  labor law is amended by adding a new article 20-D to
read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 20-D
               DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING OF POLICE OFFICERS
SECTION 745. DEFINITIONS.
        746. DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING OF POLICE OFFICERS.
        747. TESTING PROCEDURES.
        748. CONFIDENTIALITY.
        749. RELATION TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
        750. APPLICABILITY.
        751. SEVERABILITY.
  S 745. DEFINITIONS. WHEN USED IN THIS  ARTICLE,  THE  FOLLOWING  TERMS
SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  1.  "ALCOHOL"  MEANS ANY BEVERAGE LISTED IN SECTION THREE OF THE ALCO-
HOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW.
  2. "CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE" OR "DRUG" MEANS ANY ITEM OR SUBSTANCE LISTED
IN SECTION THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED SIX OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
  3. "EMPLOYEE" OR "POLICE OFFICER" MEANS A POLICE OFFICER AS DEFINED IN
SECTION 1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW WHO IS  EMPLOYED  IN  A  CITY
WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03753-01-1

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