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Senator · Senate District 59
2 Co-sponsors
History
- Vetoed memo.168
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading cal.436
- Substituted for A9431
- Referred to codes
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 59–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.806
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- Referred to finance
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Provides that investigators within the division of state police who completed three continuous years or more shall not be demoted without a hearing
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Peter Abbate
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S6544
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to longevity in title for investigative employees of the division of state police
Purpose
The purpose of this legislation is to grant longevity in title to members of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) holding the ranks of Investigator and Senior Investigator and those members of the Uniform Force holding the ranks of Station Commander, Zone Commander, Corporal, Zone Sergeant, First Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, Captain or Major.
Summary of provisions
This bill would provide that members of the Division of State Police who hold the above listed appointed ranks and who have completed three (3) continuous years or more of service in that rank shall not be demoted without a hearing.
Effects of present law which this bill would alter
This bill would provide that members of the Division of State Police who hold the above listed appointed ranks and who have completed three (3) continuous years or more of service in that rank shall not be demoted without a hearing.
Justification
There are currently more than 1,200 members of the New York State Police holding the ranks of Investigator, Senior Investigator, Station Comman- der, Zone Commander, Zone Sergeant, Corporal, First Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, Captain or Major. These positions are non-competitive, with appointment being made by the Superintendent of State Police on the basis of merit, but without competitive examination.
This legislation would simply extend to the State Police detective force and certain uniform force ranks the same longevity in title provisions now applying to other police departments within New York State; namely that after three continuous years of service in such positions, they may only be removed in accordance with the protection afforded by Section 75 of the Civil Service Law. This measure would prevent demotion, while permitting reduction in rank if based upon reasons of economy, consol- idation or abolition of functions.
Promotion to the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and to those appointed ranks in the Uniform Force should afford the same protection of rights that is enjoyed by police officers in other New York police departments. By having a fair process for demotion from these ranks that is based on just cause and due process, protects those members from the arbitrary and inconsistent application of discipline and insures the integrity of the agency. That process does not exist now.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Local fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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