Bill Text: NY A03323 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires the superintendent of state police to provide all members of the division of state police with a bullet and knife proof vest which provides front, back and side protection.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-12)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-09 - enacting clause stricken [A03323 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A03323-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3323 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 24, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. P. RIVERA, WEISENBERG, ORTIZ, ROBINSON, PHEFFER, MARKEY, SWEENEY, N. RIVERA, COLTON, SAYWARD -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, BENEDETTO, BRENNAN, BURLING, BUTLER, CAHILL, CROUCH, ENGLEBRIGHT, FINCH, FITZPATRICK, GALEF, GIGLIO, HAYES, KOLB, LATIMER, LUPARDO, MAGNARELLI, MAYERSOHN, J. MILLER, MILLMAN, NOLAN, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY, RAIA, REILICH, REILLY, WEINSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring members of the division of state police to be provided with bullet and knife proof protective vests THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Section 212 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 83 2 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows: 3 S 212. Equipment. 1. The superintendent OF STATE POLICE is authorized 4 on behalf of the state to purchase, lease or lease-purchase, within the 5 amounts appropriated therefor, necessary equipment and supplies, includ- 6 ing but not limited to, vehicles and aircraft subject to the approval of 7 the director of the budget, and uniforms; when any state property shall 8 become unfit for use it shall be disposed of in accordance with the 9 provisions of the STATE finance law. 10 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STATE POLICE SHALL PROVIDE EVERY MEMBER OF 11 THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE WHO PERFORMS LAW ENFORCEMENT DUTIES WITH A 12 BULLET AND KNIFE PROOF VEST THAT PROVIDES FRONT, BACK AND SIDE 13 PROTECTION AND IS DESIGNATED AS NOT LESS THAN A LEVEL III-A VEST BY THE 14 NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE. THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL PROVIDE FOR 15 THE MONTHLY INSPECTION OF SUCH VESTS. ANY VEST THAT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH 16 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION OR WHICH THE SUPERINTENDENT DEEMS TO 17 BE OTHERWISE UNFIT SHALL BE DISCARDED IMMEDIATELY AND REPLACED WITH A 18 VEST WHICH COMPLIES WITH THIS SUBDIVISION AND IS APPROVED BY THE SUPER- 19 INTENDENT. 20 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00277-01-1