What's happening
This bill requires at least $300,000 from unexpended state funds to provide class B technical uniforms for State Police investigators.
Why it matters
Ensures Dedicated Funding. By mandating at least $300,000 from leftover state funds, the bill guarantees a minimum investment specifically for technical uniforms, which could otherwise be deprioritized during budget negotiations.
Targets Investigator Safety and Professionalism. The allocation for class B technical uniforms aims to support investigators, senior investigators, and investigative specialists, potentially improving their safety, comfort, and professional appearance while on duty.
Sets a Precedent for Resource Allocation. Using unexpended state funds for targeted law enforcement needs may encourage more efficient use of surplus funds in the future, prompting review of how leftover money is distributed at the end of each fiscal year.
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Fund Police Uniform Upgrades
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Sponsors
Senator · Senate District 59
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History
- Print number 5947a
- Amend and recommit to finance
- Referred to finance
- Referred to finance
Companion bill
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Fund Police Uniforms
In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor Peter Abbate
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5947--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 8, 2017
Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- recommitted to the Committee on Finance in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the transfer and appropriation, for the purpose of providing class B technical uniforms for all investigators, senior investigators and investigative specialists in the division of state police, a portion of any unexpended moneys remaining in the state treasury at the end of the 2017-
2018 state fiscal year
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 216 of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
4. For the state fiscal year commencing April first, two thousand nineteen, there shall be transferred from any unexpended moneys remaining in the state treasury at the end of the two thousand eighteen-two thousand nineteen state fiscal year, to the division of state police an amount of not less than three hundred thousand dollars, and such transferred moneys shall be appropriated and expended for the purpose of providing class B technical uniforms for all investigators, senior investigators and investigative specialists in the division.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11370-02-8
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the transfer and appropriation, for the purpose of providing class B technical uniforms for all investigators, senior investigators and investigative specialists in the division of state police, a portion of any unexpended moneys remaining in the state treasury at the end of the 2017-2018 state fiscal year
Purpose
To provide for Class B technical uniforms for the New York State Police Bureau of Investigation members.
Summary of provisions
Section 1: Establishes that effective April 1, 2019 their shall be transferred any unexpended moneys to the Division of State Police for the purpose of procuring class B technical uniforms for all investi- gators, senior investigators and investigative specialists within the division.
Section 2: Sets forth the effective date.
Justification
The New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) is comprised of 1,130 Senior Investigators and Investigators. These Inves- tigators are assigned either to stations or to special details through- out New York State.
Station Investigators investigate crimes that include Larcenies, Robbery, Burglary, Identity Theft, Sex Crimes and Homicides.
Investigators assigned to special details carry out functions related to Counter Terrorism, Forensic Investigations, Narcotics, Auto Theft, Dignitary Protection, Special Investigations, Gaming and Computer Crimes.
The station Investigators are required to dress in business style and the Investigators assigned to the special details wear typical street clothes to imitate the habits of people in the communities they are working, in order to fit in. These types of clothing make it difficult for the public to identify the SCI members as Law Enforcement Officials.
There are many instances that the BCI members need to be identified as State Police members. Search warrants, evidence field collection, miss- ing person/escaped prisoner searches and State of Emergencies when declared are just a few examples. Being identified as State Police members would raise the level of safety for the members when confronted and would allow the public to easily identify a State Police member when seeking help during an emergency.
Legislative history
New bill
Fiscal implications
It is estimated that in order to outfit the applicable personnel, an appropriation of no less than $300,000 be made available to the divi- sion.
Effective date
Immediately
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