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Authorizes members of the state police to engage in certain outside employment
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Operations · Sponsor RoAnn Destito
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Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to requests to engage in outside employment by members of the state police
Purpose
To ensure that any denial by the Superintendent of the State Police with respect to a State Police Officer's request to engage in outside employment is reasonable.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends §215 of the Executive Law to prohibit the Superintendent of State Police from denying a request to engage in outside employment unless the outside employment at issue is: (i) substantially related to the performance of police duties; (ii) in conflict with or opposed to a state police officer's duties; or (iii) is forbidden by law.
Existing law
Currently, members of the State Police do not have the statutory protections provided in this bill.
Justification
Many members of the Division of State Police engage in some form of outside employment. In order to engage in secondary employment, however, State Police officers must officially request permission from the Superintendent of State Police to do so. There have been instances in recent years in which members have made such requests and were denied in their requests because the contemplated employment, according to the Superintendent, resembled "security" work. (Pursuant to provision 8H2 State Police Administrative Manual, members are prohibited from working security related jobs.) In certain instances, the outside employment positions at issue had no aspects of security work in their job performance requirements. Yet, the requests were nevertheless denied as being "security related."
Legislative history
2003-04: S.3024 Reported to third reading A.1471 In Governmental Operations Committee 2005-06: S.244 Passed Senate in '06 A.146 In Governmental Operations Committee 2007-08: S.1287 Passed Senate in 07 and 08 A.807 In Government Operations Committee
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None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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