Authorizes members of the state police to engage in certain outside employment

BILL NUMBER:S4009

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

Authorizes members of the state police to engage in certain outside employment.

Summary of provisions

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 (Hi) 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 because the contemplated employment, according to the Superintendent, resembled "security" work. (Pursuant to provision 8H2 of the 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

S.1287: 2007 - Passed Senate 2008 - Passed Senate S.4423: 2009 - Referred to Finance 2010 - Reported by Finance; Died in Rules

Fiscal implications

None.

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.