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- Substituted by A4395
- Ordered to third reading cal.1249
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to civil service and pensions
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Includes state university of New York police in provisions permitting transfer of police officers
Vetoed · Sponsor Ronald Canestrari
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BILL NUMBER:S8059
Title of bill
An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to including state university of New York police officers in provisions permitting transfer of police officers
Purpose or general idea of bill
To grant New York State University police parity with other police officers by allowing them to laterally transfer to other police forces or departments listed in section 58(4) of the civil service law.
Summary of specific provisions
Amends subdivision 3 and paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 4 of section 58 of the civil service law.
Justification
Chapter 424 of the laws of 1998 granted police status to SUNY police officers who were at the time peace officers. Under this new authority, these officials are able to make arrests, conduct lawful searches and seizures, execute warrants, investigate crimes, issue appearance tickets, operate marked patrol cars, respond in uniform to crimes in progress and enforce all penal and vehicle and traffic laws of New York State.
Current law does not provide SUNY police the ability to transfer to another police force or department. Section 58 of the civil service law states that "any person who has received provisional or permanent appointment in the competitive class of the civil service as a police officer of the regional park police or any police force or police department of any county, city, town, village, housing authority, transit authority or police district" shall be eligible to resign and be appointed (i.e. transferred) to another police force or department listed in this section. It further states that the age requirement shall be waived provided that "such second or subsequent appointments occurs within 30 days of the date of resignation. Because SUNY police officers are not employed by an entity listed in section 58, there is no authority for these police officers to transfer to other forces or departments listed.
SUNY police are hired from a competitive civil service list, established using the same civil service test taken by municipal police officers on the same exam dates and locations. SUNY police must pass both health and psychological exams prescribed and conducted by the NYS Department of Civil Service. They must pass the same physical tests as municipal police officers, using the Cooper Standards, administered by qualified physical fitness examiners certified by the NYS Department of Criminal Justice Services.
The SUNY police are seeking parity in relation to the benefit granted other police officers. This legislation will afford SUNY police officers the opportunity to laterally transfer to another police force or department.
Prior legislative history
1999-2000 A.8302 - Assembly Governmental Employees 2001-2002 A.3063/S.1761 - Passed Assembly/Senate Civil Service 2003-2004 A.1219/S.618 - Passed both Houses, Vetoed by Governor 2005-2006 A.7627/S.4477 - Passed Assembly/Senate Rules 2007-2008 A.2176/S.1891 - Assembly Gov Emps/Senate Civil Service
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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