Bill Text: NY A04823 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Allows the implementation of body cameras on police officers notwithstanding binding arbitration.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to governmental employees [A04823 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A04823-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4823 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 23, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to allowing the implementation of body cameras on police officers notwithstanding binding arbitration The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 204-a of the civil service law is amended by adding 2 a new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 3 5. The terms of any agreement or interest arbitration award between 4 any public employer and any public employee organization representing 5 police officers authorizing an increase in the rate of pay or expanded 6 duty pay in recognition of the additional and continued duties and 7 responsibilities performed by police officers in connection with body- 8 worn cameras shall be invalid and no such agreement shall include bind- 9 ing arbitration for the purposes of authorizing such a pay increase or 10 expanded duty pay. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05528-01-3
