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                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 9, 2015
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       Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Governmental Operations
       AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to authorizing  the
         waiver of citizenship requirements for certain police and firefighters
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a
    2  new subdivision 1-b to read as follows:
    3    1-B. CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS OF POLICE AND/OR FIREFIGHTERS.  NOTWITH-
    4  STANDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW OR ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TO THE
    5  CONTRARY, THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES OF THE  SEVERAL  CITIES,  COUNTIES,
    6  TOWNS,  VILLAGES,  POLICE  AND  FIRE  DISTRICTS  OF THE STATE ARE HEREBY
    7  AUTHORIZED TO WAIVE ANY CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS FROM THE QUALIFICATIONS
    8  OF POLICE OFFICERS AND/OR FIREFIGHTERS UPON THE SUBMISSION BY THE POLICE
    9  OFFICER OR FIREFIGHTER CANDIDATE OF PROOF OF HAVING RECEIVED  AN  HONOR-
   10  ABLE  OR GENERAL DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE,
   11  MARINES, COAST GUARD, AND/OR RESERVES THEREOF, AND/OR THE ARMY  NATIONAL
   12  GUARD, AIR NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK GUARD AND/OR NEW YORK NAVAL MILITIA.
   13    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03563-02-5