Designation of certain officers of the police department of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey as detectives

BILL NUMBER:S7450A

Title of bill

An act to amend chapter 154 of the laws of 1921, relating to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, in relation to the designation as detective in certain instances

Purpose or general idea of bill

To provide that police officers of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey who are assigned the duties of a detective shall, whenever such assignment to the duties of a detective exceeds a cumulative period of eighteen months be permanently designated as a detective and receive the compensation ordinarily paid such persons in such designation.

Summary of specific provisions

§1 _ Amends in the unconsolidated laws, chapter 154 of the laws of 1921 relating to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey by adding a new Article XV-B.

* 1 - creates the new article to be named the "Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police department designation as detective act". exceeds 18 months.

* 2 a. Legislative findings b. requires the permanent appointment to detective, when temporary appointments to detective

§2 - Effective Date - immediately upon the enactment of the identical legislation in New Jersey

Justification

This bill would grant police officers of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey the same protection that is afforded to police officers of village, town, county, and city jurisdictions throughout the state. The Legislature of New York has established that eighteen months is a sufficient amount of time for supervisors to evaluate and determine an officer's fitness for the duties of a detective. The police officers of the Port Authority should be granted the same rights as those enjoyed by all other officers throughout the state.

Prior legislative history

2007 Session: S.3538 - Passed Senate 2008 Session: S.3538 - Referred to Corporations

Fiscal implications

None.

Effective date

This act shall take effect upon the enactment into law by the state of New Jersey of legislation having an identical effect with this act, but if the state of New Jersey shall have already enacted such legislation

this act shall take effect immediately. The chairman, of the port authority shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission upon the occurrence of article 150B in order that the commission may maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of official text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effecting the provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the public offi- cers law.