Bill Text: NY A06279 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the period of validity of certificates attesting to the satisfactory completion of an approved police basic training program awarded by the executive director of the municipal police training council.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-15 - enacting clause stricken [A06279 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A06279-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6279
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 25, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GABRYSZAK  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Local Governments
       AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the period  of
         validity  of  certificates attesting to the satisfactory completion of
         an approved police basic training program
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision 1 of section 209-q of the
    2  general municipal law, as amended by chapter 551 of the laws of 2001, is
    3  amended to read as follows:
    4    (b) A certificate attesting to satisfactory completion of an  approved
    5  municipal  police basic training program awarded by the executive direc-
    6  tor of the municipal police training council pursuant to  this  subdivi-
    7  sion shall remain valid:
    8    (i)  during  the  holder's  continuous  service as a police officer or
    9  peace officer who has an  equivalency  certificate  for  police  officer
   10  training  or  an approved course for state university of New York public
   11  safety officers issued in accordance with subdivision three  of  section
   12  eight hundred forty-one of the executive law; and
   13    (ii)  for  [two]  EIGHT years after the date of the commencement of an
   14  interruption in such service where the holder had, immediately prior  to
   15  such  interruption,  served as a police officer or peace officer who has
   16  an equivalency certificate for police officer training  or  an  approved
   17  course for state university of New York public safety officers issued in
   18  accordance  with subdivision three of section eight hundred forty-one of
   19  the executive law, for less than two consecutive years; or
   20    (iii) for [four] EIGHT years after the date of the commencement of  an
   21  interruption  in such service where the holder had, immediately prior to
   22  such interruption, served as a police officer or peace officer  who  has
   23  an  equivalency  certificate  for police officer training or an approved
   24  course for state university of New York public safety officers issued in
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  accordance with subdivision three of section eight hundred forty-one  of
    2  the executive law, for two consecutive years or longer; or
    3    (iv)  where  the holder, whose interruption in continuous service as a
    4  police officer does not exceed [ten] FIFTEEN years,  has  satisfactorily
    5  completed  an  approved police officer refresher course or where a peace
    6  officer, who seeks an equivalency certificate for police officer  train-
    7  ing or an approved course for state university of New York public safety
    8  officers  issued  in  accordance with subdivision three of section eight
    9  hundred forty-one of the executive  law,  has  satisfactorily  completed
   10  relevant police officer training courses, as prescribed by the municipal
   11  police training council.
   12    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.