Bill Text: NY A03540 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to contracts for employment in law enforcement agencies

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-08 - held for consideration in labor [A03540 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A03540-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3540
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 27, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of A. PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CLARK,
         COOK, DIAZ, GLICK, HOOPER, McENENY, ORTIZ, J. RIVERA, TOWNS, WRIGHT --
         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    S  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    S 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  date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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