Bill Text: NY A00714 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes localities to remove citizenship requirements for police and firefighters in their jurisdictions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to governmental operations [A00714 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A00714-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 714 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTT- FRIED, ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern- mental Operations AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to authorizing the removal of citizenship requirements from police and firefighters by local law The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new 2 section 209-ff to read as follows: 3 § 209-ff. Citizenship requirements of police and firefighters. 4 Notwithstanding any general, special or local law or administrative code 5 to the contrary, the local governing bodies of the several cities, 6 towns, villages, police and fire districts of the state are hereby 7 authorized to remove, by local law, rule or ordinance, any citizenship 8 requirements from the qualifications of police officers and firefight- 9 ers. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06340-01-7
