What's happening
This bill allows Onondaga Community College campus peace officers who are current or former police to access criminal history records for investigations, with documentation and internal review requirements.
Why it matters
Expands investigative powers. By granting certain campus peace officers access to criminal history records, the bill empowers Onondaga Community College to handle campus crimes and safety concerns with more thorough background information, potentially improving public safety responses and case resolutions.
Accountability and oversight requirements. The bill mandates detailed documentation and an internal review process for every use of criminal history data, aiming to prevent misuse and protect individual privacy—this ensures checks and balances on how sensitive information is accessed.
Limits access to qualified personnel. Only campus peace officers who are current or former police officers are eligible for this authority, which may help maintain professional standards in the use of confidential criminal history information and limit broader access on campus.
Potential precedent for other institutions. By specifying Onondaga Community College, the bill could serve as a model or test case for similar policies at other New York colleges, influencing statewide practices around campus law enforcement and access to criminal records.
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Who cares
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Let Campus Cops Access Records
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Sponsors
Assembly Member · Assembly District 127
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to higher education
- Referred to higher education
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
348
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to granting Onondaga community college campus peace officers access to criminal history record information pursuant to 9 NYCRR 6051.1
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 6434 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
1-a. For the purpose of facilitating investigations, Onondaga community college campus peace officers, who are either former or current police officers, shall be deemed authorized users, able to access criminal history record information, pursuant to 9 NYCRR 6051.1 subject to the following duties:
a. Onondaga community college shall be required to document each officer's activity with regard to accessing such information and the officer's reasonable cause for needing such access.
b. Onondaga community college shall establish an internal review process to ensure every inquiry is justified and is supported by sufficient reasonable cause.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00507-01-9
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