S147-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Relates to designating certain officers or agents appointed by the Niagara county department of social services as peace officers

Relates to designating certain officers or agents appointed by the Niagara county department of social services who are authorized to investigate and arrest persons involved in welfare fraud as peace officers.

Sponsor: MAZIARZ / Committee: RULES
Law Section: Criminal Procedure Law / Law: Amd S2.10, CP L

S147-2011 Actions

Jun 21, 2012: COMMITTED TO RULES
Jun 4, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
May 31, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
May 30, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.931
Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO CODES
Jan 5, 2011: REFERRED TO CODES

S147-2011 Meetings

Codes: May 30, 2012

S147-2011 Calendars

Floor Calendar: May 31, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 4, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 5, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 6, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 11, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 12, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 13, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 14, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 18, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 19, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 20, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 21, 2012

S147-2011 Votes

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Codes - May 30, 2012

Ayes (10): Saland, DeFrancisco, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Golden, Lanza, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Espaillat
Ayes W/R (2): Gianaris, Huntley
Nays (4): Duane, Parker, Perkins, Squadron

S147-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S147

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to designating certain
officers or agents appointed by the Niagara county department of social
services as peace officers

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill would allow officers and
agents appointed by the Niagara County Department of Social Services
to be granted Peace Officer Status

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Amends Section 2.10 of the
Criminal Procedure Law by adding a new subdivision 83. to allow
officers or agents appointed by the Niagara County Department of
Social Services to be granted Peace Officer Status.

JUSTIFICATION:
Currently, The Niagara County Sheriff's Department is
responsible for investigating and arresting individuals suspected of
welfare fraud and other offenses. Due to budgetary constraints the
Sheriff's department may not be able to continue in this function.
Since Welfare and Medicaid fraud in particular have negative fiscal
implications for Niagara County, it is vitally important that
Department of Social Services investigators be able to fill this role
as needed.
Allowing designated and qualified individuals to have Peace Officer
status will fulfill this need.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.7009/A.10870 of 2009-2010; Referred to Codes

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S147-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
                                           147
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 (PREFILED)
 January 5, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MAZIARZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 

AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation  to  designating
 certain  officers or agents appointed by the Niagara county department
 of social services as peace officers
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1. 

Section  2.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 83 to read as follows:

 83. OFFICERS OR AGENTS APPOINTED BY THE NIAGARA COUNTY  DEPARTMENT  OF
 SOCIAL  SERVICES  WHO  ARE  AUTHORIZED TO INVESTIGATE AND ARREST PERSONS
 INVOLVED IN WELFARE FRAUD AND OTHER SIMILAR OFFENSES; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
 THAT NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO AUTHORIZE SUCH OFFI
 CER TO CARRY, POSSESS, REPAIR OR DISPOSE OF A FIREARM UNLESS THE  APPRO
 PRIATE  LICENSE  THEREFOR  HAS BEEN ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 400.00 OF
 THE PENAL LAW.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01183-01-1

S147-2011: Relates to designating certain officers or agents appointed by the Niagara county department of social services as peace officers