 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 6, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of A. PERRY, COOK, GLICK, J. RIVERA -- read once and
          referred to the Committee on Labor
 
        AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to contracts  for  employment
          in law enforcement agencies
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section  211-b  to
     2  read as follows:
     3    §  211-b.  Contracts;  law  enforcement  agencies;  certain provisions
     4  prohibited. No contract, covenant, agreement or understanding in, or  in
     5  connection with or collateral to an agreement or contract for employment
     6  in  any law enforcement agency in this state shall contain any provision
     7  or language which permits any employee of such agency who is involved in
     8  an incident, which is or may become the subject  of  a  departmental  or
     9  agency  investigation  or  disciplinary  process, to refuse to cooperate
    10  with or speak to agency or department officials for a designated  period
    11  of  time  following  such incident. Any such language or provision which
    12  purports to create such a period of time during which an employee is not
    13  required to report an incident or during which such employee may not  be
    14  subject  to  questioning  by  agency  officials  shall be deemed void as
    15  against public policy.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
    17  contracts  entered  into,  renewed, modified or amended on or after such
    18  effective date.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04074-01-1
Relates to contracts for employment in law enforcement agencies

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