Bill Text: NY S07645 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Grants peace officer status to certain public safety officers employed by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, who are designated as such by the president in concurrence with the board of trustees.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-03 - REFERRED TO CODES [S07645 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S07645-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7645

                    IN SENATE

                                    February 3, 2020
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

        AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure  law,  in  relation  to  granting
          peace  officer  status  to  certain public safety officers employed by
          Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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

     1    Section  1.   Section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision 86 to read as follows:
     3    86. (a) Public safety  officers  employed  by  Rensselaer  Polytechnic
     4  Institute who are designated as peace officers by the president of Rens-
     5  selaer  Polytechnic Institute, with concurrence of the board of trustees
     6  for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, pursuant to paragraphs  (b),  (c),
     7  and  (d)  of  this  subdivision; provided, however, that nothing in this
     8  subdivision shall be deemed to authorize  any  such  officer  to  carry,
     9  possess,  repair, or dispose of a firearm unless the appropriate license
    10  therefor has been issued pursuant to section 400.00 of the penal law.
    11    (b) For the protection of the  grounds,  buildings,  and  property  of
    12  Rensselaer  Polytechnic  Institute,  the  prevention  of  crime  and the
    13  enforcement of law and order, the president  of  Rensselaer  Polytechnic
    14  Institute  may,  with  the concurrence of the board of trustees, appoint
    15  and remove such number of public safety  officers  designated  as  peace
    16  officers  as  is  determined by such president and board to be necessary
    17  for the maintenance of public order consistent  with  this  subdivision.
    18  Such  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute peace officers so appointed shall
    19  be employees of Rensselaer Polytechnic  Institute  and  subject  to  its
    20  supervision  and  control.  Such  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute peace
    21  officers shall have the powers of peace officers within  the  geographic
    22  area  of  employment  of  the  grounds or premises owned, controlled, or
    23  administered by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute within  the  county  of
    24  Rensselaer,  on  any  public street and sidewalk that abuts the grounds,
    25  buildings, or property of such university, and  beyond  such  geographic
    26  area  with  the approval or request of the chief law enforcement officer
    27  of the local law enforcement jurisdiction or his or  her  designee,  for

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15144-01-0
        S. 7645                             2

     1  the  purpose  of transporting an individual (i) who has been arrested in
     2  accordance with section 140.27 of this chapter, and when  no  local  law
     3  enforcement  officer  is available for transporting such individual in a
     4  timely  manner;  or  (ii)  who  has  been taken into custody pursuant to
     5  section 9.41 of the mental hygiene law.
     6    (c) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shall provide legal  defense  and
     7  indemnification  to  any  applicable  municipality  and its officers and
     8  employees, and hold them harmless, against all claims arising out of the
     9  conduct by or injury to such peace officers  while  carrying  out  their
    10  special  duties,  except  in  those  situations  when they are acting as
    11  agents of the chief law enforcement officer of the applicable local  law
    12  enforcement jurisdiction or his or her designee.
    13    (d)  To  become  eligible  for designation as a Rensselaer Polytechnic
    14  Institute peace officer, a candidate shall, in addition to the  training
    15  requirements  as set forth in section 2.30 of this article, complete the
    16  course of instruction in public and private law enforcement  established
    17  pursuant  to subdivision three of section sixty-four hundred thirty-five
    18  of the education law.
    19    § 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.