Bill Text: NY S08677 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Removes police officer discipline from collective bargaining in cities with a population between one hundred thirty-nine thousand and one hundred forty-five thousand.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-06 - REFERRED TO RULES [S08677 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S08677-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          8677

                    IN SENATE

                                      July 6, 2020
                                       ___________

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

        AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation  to  removing  police
          officer  discipline  from collective bargaining in cities with a popu-
          lation between  one  hundred  thirty-nine  thousand  and  one  hundred
          forty-five thousand

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

     1    Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding  a  new  section
     2  204-b to read as follows:
     3    § 204-b. Disciplinary practices for police officers in certain cities.
     4  1.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent provision of law to the contrary,
     5  including but not limited to, sections two hundred through  two  hundred
     6  fifteen  of  this article or decisions regarding such subject matter, in
     7  cities with a population between one hundred  thirty-nine  thousand  and
     8  one  hundred forty-five thousand, all matters relating to the discipline
     9  of police officers, including but not limited to,  matters  relating  to
    10  investigations, hearing procedures or penalty determinations, shall be a
    11  prohibited  subject  of  bargaining between the city and such city's law
    12  enforcement labor employee organizations.  Such  matters  are  expressly
    13  removed from the scope of collective bargaining. Any collective bargain-
    14  ing  agreement  or  portion  thereof,  or  custom or practice related to
    15  matters of police discipline  between  the  city  and  such  city's  law
    16  enforcement  employee  organizations inconsistent with the provisions of
    17  this section are hereby declared to  be  void.  All  matters  of  police
    18  discipline are hereby reserved for determination by the city.
    19    2.  Sections seventy-five and seventy-six of this chapter shall not be
    20  applicable with respect to  all  matters  relating  to  law  enforcement
    21  personnel  in  cities  with a population between one hundred thirty-nine
    22  thousand and one hundred forty-five thousand.
    23    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD16844-01-0