Bill Text: NY A08623 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the calculation of expenses of members of the police department and other peace officers in attending police training schools.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to local governments [A08623 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A08623-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8623

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     October 2, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. D'URSO -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Local Governments

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the general municipal law, in relation to the calcu-
          lation of expenses of members of the police department and other peace
          officers in attending police training schools

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Section  72-c of the general municipal law, as amended by
     2  section 1 of subpart C of part C of chapter 97 of the laws of  2011,  is
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    §  72-c.  Expenses of members of the police department and other peace
     5  officers in attending police training schools. The board or  body  of  a
     6  county,  city,  town  or  village authorized to appropriate and to raise
     7  money by taxation and to make payments therefrom, is hereby  authorized,
     8  in  its discretion, to appropriate and to raise money by taxation and to
     9  make payments from such moneys, for the annual expenses of  the  members
    10  of  the  police  department of such municipal corporation in attending a
    11  police training school, as provided by the regulations  of  the  depart-
    12  ment,  either  within such municipal corporation or elsewhere within the
    13  state; and for the payment of reasonable expenses of  such  members  and
    14  other  police officers or peace officers of the municipality while going
    15  to, attending, and returning from any training school  conducted  by  or
    16  under the auspices of the federal bureau of investigation, whether with-
    17  in  or  without the state. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of
    18  any general, special or local law to the contrary, whenever a member  of
    19  the  police  department  of  a  municipal  corporation,  except a police
    20  department of a municipal corporation having a population of one million
    21  or more, has attended a police training school, the expense of which was
    22  borne by such municipal corporation,  terminates  employment  with  such
    23  municipal  corporation and commences employment with any other municipal
    24  corporation, except a  police  department  of  a  municipal  corporation

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13824-01-9
        A. 8623                             2

     1  having  a population of one million or more, or employer county sheriff,
     2  such employer municipal corporation or  employer  county  sheriff  shall
     3  reimburse  the  prior  employer  municipal  corporation, except a police
     4  department of a municipal corporation having a population of one million
     5  or more, for such expenses, including, salary, tuition, enrollment fees,
     6  books,  and  the  cost of transportation to and from training school, as
     7  follows: on a pro rata basis, to be calculated by subtracting  from  the
     8  number  of  days  in  the three years following the date of the member's
     9  graduation from police training school, the number of days  between  the
    10  date of the member's graduation from training school and the date of the
    11  termination  of employment with the municipal corporation which paid for
    12  such training, and multiplying the difference by the per  diem  cost  of
    13  such  expenses,  to  be  calculated  by  dividing the total cost of such
    14  expenses by the number of days in the three years following the date  of
    15  the  member's  graduation,  if  such  change in employment occurs within
    16  three years of such member's graduation  from  police  training  school.
    17  Provided, however, the employer municipal corporation or employer county
    18  sheriff  shall not be required to reimburse the prior employer municipal
    19  corporation for that portion of such expenses which is  reimbursable  by
    20  the  member  to the prior employer municipal corporation under the terms
    21  of an employment or labor agreement.  Provided,  further,  however,  the
    22  employer  municipal  corporation or employer county sheriff shall not be
    23  required to reimburse the prior employer municipal corporation for  such
    24  basic  training if such change in employment occurs after the expiration
    25  of the validity of the member's certificate attesting to  the  satisfac-
    26  tory completion of an approved municipal police basic training program.
    27    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.