Relates to the period of validity of certificates attesting to the satisfactory completion of an approved police basic training program awarded by the executive director of the municipal police training council.

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S199-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Jan 5, 2011: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

S199-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S199

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the period of
validity of certificates attesting to the satisfactory completion of an
approved police basic training program

PURPOSE:
To extend the time frame from which an individual may reenter work as
a police officer, after he has left the continuous service of being a
police officer.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Amends section 209-q of the general municipal law to change from two
to eight years the period of interruption an individual may have in
service
and remain certified as a municipal police officer when the individual
has served less than two consecutive years. This section also extends
from four to eight years the period of interruption an individual may
have in service and remain certified as a municipal police officer
when the individual has served more than two consecutive years. The
section also extends from ten to fifteen years the amount of
interruption of service allowable when an individual has met certain
provisions.

JUSTIFICATION:
In a time when it is important to get more police officers on the
street to meet the demand for increased public security it is
important to allow those individuals who are no longer municipal
police officers to reenter service after an extended period of time.
These highly qualified individuals often are discouraged and/or
unable to return to service because the current period of limitations
is too short. This legislation looks to lengthen that time frame, and
thus allow these individuals to more easily reenter service.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.309/A.1010 of 2009/2010; Referred to Local Government
S.25-B/A.6230-B of 2007/2008; Amend and Recommit to Local Government
S.11/A.6253 of 2005/2006; Referred to Local Government
S.5925 of 2003/2004; Referred to Local Government

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S199-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                     199

                         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 Local Government

  AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the period  of
    validity  of  certificates attesting to the satisfactory completion of
    an approved police basic training program

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


    Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision 1 of section 209-q of the
  general municipal law, as amended by chapter 551 of the laws of 2001, is
  amended to read as follows:

    (b) A certificate attesting to satisfactory completion of an  approved
  municipal  police basic training program awarded by the executive direc-
  tor of the municipal police training council pursuant to  this  subdivi-
  sion shall remain valid:

    (i)  during  the  holder's  continuous  service as a police officer or
  peace officer who has an  equivalency  certificate  for  police  officer
  training  or  an approved course for state university of New York public
  safety officers issued in accordance with subdivision three  of  section
  eight hundred forty-one of the executive law; and
    (ii)  for  [two] TWELVE years after the date of the commencement of an
  interruption in such service where the holder had, immediately prior  to
  such  interruption,  served as a police officer or peace officer who has
  an equivalency certificate for police officer training  or  an  approved
  course for state university of New York public safety officers issued in
  accordance  with subdivision three of section eight hundred forty-one of
  the executive law, for less than two consecutive years; or
    (iii) for [four] TWELVE years after the date of the commencement of an
  interruption in such service where the holder had, immediately prior  to
  such  interruption,  served as a police officer or peace officer who has
  an equivalency certificate for police officer training  or  an  approved

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD01363-01-1

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  course for state university of New York public safety officers issued in
  accordance  with subdivision three of section eight hundred forty-one of
  the executive law, for two consecutive years or longer; or
    (iv)  where  the holder, whose interruption in continuous service as a
  police officer does not exceed [ten] FIFTEEN years,  has  satisfactorily
  completed  an  approved police officer refresher course or where a peace
  officer, who seeks an equivalency certificate for police officer  train-
  ing or an approved course for state university of New York public safety
  officers  issued  in  accordance with subdivision three of section eight
  hundred forty-one of the executive  law,  has  satisfactorily  completed
  relevant police officer training courses, as prescribed by the municipal
  police training council.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.