What's happening
This bill allows the villages of Malone, Saranac Lake, and Tupper Lake to hire retired state police as part-time police officers without standard civil service requirements.
Why it matters
Addresses local police staffing shortages. By allowing retired state police to serve as part-time officers without standard civil service steps, the bill could help small villages fill critical law enforcement gaps, especially in areas where recruitment and retention are challenging.
Brings experienced officers into local departments. Retired state police officers have significant training and experience, which could enhance the professionalism and capacity of village police forces, potentially improving community safety and response times.
Alters standard hiring oversight and protections. Skipping civil service exams and requirements means these hires bypass typical merit-based selection processes, which could raise concerns about transparency, fairness, and the potential for patronage or less oversight in hiring practices.
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History
- Referred to governmental employees
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–0
- Home rule request
- Ordered to third reading cal.763
- Reported and committed to rules
- Referred to civil service and pensions
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to governmental employees
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
Show 5 earlier actions
- Home rule request
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.746
- Referred to civil service and pensions
Companion bill
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In Assembly Committee · Governmental Employees · Sponsor Billy Jones
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1942
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 17, 2019
Introduced by Sen. LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to employment of retired members of the division of state police as part-time police officers in certain villages in the county of Franklin
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 58 of the civil service law is amended by adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
1-a. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, including any other provision of this section, the board of trustees of the villages of Malone, Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake, in the county of Franklin, may authorize the appointment and employment, without examination or compliance with any other requirement of this section, as a part-time police officer with its village police department, of any retired former member of the division of state police.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to employment of retired members of the division of state police as part-time police officers in certain villages in the county of Franklin
Purpose
This bill would allow the employment of retired state police officers as part-time municipal police officers in the county of Franklin.
Summary of provisions
Section one amends section 58 of the civil service law by adding a new subdivision 1-a to authorize the board of trustees of any village in Franklin County to employ, without examination as a part-time police officer, any retired member of the state police.
Section two contains the effective date.
Justification
This bill has been requested by the county of Franklin, and the villages of Saranac Lake, Malone and Tupper Lake so that they can have the flexi- bility to hire part-time police officers to meet the safety and fiscal needs of the community.
Legislative history
2017-18: S.752/A.5806: Senate Rules Committee; Assembly Governmental Employees
2015-16: S.4317-A Passed Senate; A.6349-A Referred to Governmental Employees
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately and the rules and regulations required by section one of this act shall be implemented within 120 days of such date.
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