Bill Text: NY A06081 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting municipal corporations from empowering local police officers and peace officers to enforce any provision of federal immigration law, rule or regulation
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to local governments [A06081 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-A06081-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6081 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 24, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. P. RIVERA, RAMOS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, DIAZ, ESPAILLAT, V. LOPEZ, ORTIZ, PERALTA, PERRY, POWELL, J. RIVERA, N. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting municipal corporations from empowering local police officers and peace officers to enforce any provision of federal immigration law, rule or regulation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new 2 section 79 to read as follows: 3 S 79. PROHIBITION ON ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW, RULES AND 4 REGULATIONS. 1. NO MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SHALL AUTHORIZE OR REQUIRE ANY 5 MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER TO ENFORCE ANY PROVISION OF 6 FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW, RULE OR REGULATION, UNLESS SUCH MUNICIPAL 7 CORPORATION IS EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED TO DO SO BY STATE STATUTE. 8 2. EVERY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED BY STATE STATUTE 9 TO AUTHORIZE OR REQUIRE ITS POLICE OFFICERS OR PEACE OFFICERS TO ENFORCE 10 FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW, RULES OR REGULATIONS, SHALL, PRIOR TO ANY SUCH 11 AUTHORIZATION OR REQUIREMENT, ESTABLISH A CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD TO 12 REVIEW, EVALUATE AND REPORT ALL ACTIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERS 13 AND PEACE OFFICERS AUTHORIZED OR REQUIRED TO ENFORCE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION 14 LAW, RULES AND REGULATIONS. EVERY CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD SHALL COMPLY 15 WITH THE PROVISIONS OF RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE ATTORNEY 16 GENERAL FOR SUCH BOARDS. 17 3. ANNUALLY, ON OR BEFORE MARCH FIRST, EACH CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD 18 SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ON 19 EVERY ACTION TAKEN BY A POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER OF THE MUNICI- 20 PALITY DURING THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR RELATING TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF 21 FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW, RULES AND REGULATIONS, AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF 22 EACH SUCH ACTION. 23 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06648-01-9