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S1904Senate2009-2010 SessionSame asA7516

Raises the maximum age for a member of the New York state police to 35 years

Sponsor Jeffrey D. KleinSD-34+2 co-sponsorsAffects Finance
Status
In Assembly Committee
Governmental Operations
Impact
Pending
Passage
Pending

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Primary sponsor
Jeffrey D. Klein

Senator · Senate District 34

History

  1. Referred to governmental operations
  2. Delivered to assembly
  3. Passed senateVote 60–0
  4. Advanced to third reading
  5. 2nd report cal.
  6. 1st report cal.4
  7. Referred to finance
  8. Returned to senate
  9. Died in assembly
  10. Referred to governmental operations
  11. Delivered to assembly
  12. Passed senateVote 62–0
Show 5 earlier actions
  1. Amended on third reading 1904a
  2. Advanced to third reading
  3. 2nd report cal.
  4. 1st report cal.80
  5. Referred to finance

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A7516Assembly

Raises the maximum age for a member of the New York state police to 35 years

In Assembly Committee · Governmental Operations · Sponsor George Latimer

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Sponsor's memo

Title of bill

An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the maximum age of a member of the New York state police

Purpose or general idea of bill

Raises the maximum age for a Member of the New York state police to 35 years.

Summary of specific provisions

Section one amends subdivision 3 of section 215 of the executive law; as amended by chapter 478 of the laws of 2004 to raise the maximum age for a newly sworn member of the New York state police from 29 to 35 years. Superintendent would have discretion to increase the age to 40 if desired, and applicants would be able to subtract up to 5 years of military service for purposes of meeting the age requirement. Section two of the bill contains an effective date of immediately.

Justification

This legislation would make the age limits for the New York State Police, now 29, commensurate with the maximum age of 35 years of age for all other NYS-based police agencies with provisional or permanent appointment as a competitive class Police Officer or Deputy Sheriff under Section 58 of Civil Service Law. Under current law, the superintendent has the discretion to increase the maximum age to 35 years, but is not required to do so. This bill would allow the superintendent the discretion to increase the maximum age to 40 if desired. Up to 5 years of active duty military service may also be subtracted from the applicant's age for the purpose of meeting the 35 year age limit. This proposed change would also be consistent with the NYPD age limit of 35. In addition, the age of 35 would still allow for the completion of potential service careers of 20 years or more (mandatory retirement age for a NYS Trooper is 57 but veterans are eligible to buy back a portion of their service time) while increasing the pool of qualified candidates interested in pursuing such a career.

Prior legislative history

2008 - S.5312 - Referred to Finance

Fiscal implications for state and local governments

None.

Effective date

Immediately.

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