What's happening
This bill allows Nassau County correction officers to reside in either Nassau County or any adjoining New York county.
Why it matters
Expands the eligible hiring pool for Nassau County correction officers. by allowing candidates who live in neighboring New York counties (not just Nassau) to apply, potentially helping address staffing shortages or recruitment challenges.
May improve workforce diversity and experience. by enabling the department to hire from a broader geographical area, allowing for a wider range of backgrounds and perspectives among correction officers.
Impacts local community ties and oversight. since officers may no longer be required to live in the communities they serve, which could affect relationships between staff and Nassau residents as well as local accountability.
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Who cares
Nassau County correction officers
The bill would allow them to hold office while living in Nassau County or any adjoining county within New York State, despite other residency requirements.
Prospective Nassau County correction officers
Applicants living in adjoining New York counties would not be barred from holding the office by requirements to reside in Nassau County.
Nassau County officials
The bill would override conflicting residency rules for correction officers, unless otherwise provided by an act of the state Legislature.
Headline styles
Allow Correction Officers Nearby
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Substituted by S5766
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.405
- Rules report cal.405
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Referred to governmental operations
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Let Correction Officers Live Nearby
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Jim Gaughran
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7825
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 23, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to the residency of correction officers employed by the county of Nassau
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new subdivision 68 to read as follows:
68. In the county of Nassau, the provisions of this section, or of any general, special or local law, charter, code, ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation, requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen or within which such person's official functions are required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the office of correction officer in Nassau county, provided, however, that such person performing the duties and functions of correction officer resides in Nassau county or any adjoining county within New York state unless otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11570-01-9
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