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                                  1457

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WRIGHT  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A.
  J. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law and the civil service law, in relation
  to providing for police training high schools in certain  city  school
  districts and making provisions for their graduates' further education
  and recruitment

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The section heading of section 2555 of the  education  law,
such  section  as  renumbered  by  chapter  762  of the laws of 1950, is
amended and a new subdivision 4 is added to read as follows:
  Kindergartens, nursery [and], night schools AND POLICE  TRAINING  HIGH
SCHOOLS.
  4.  A.  EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE
MAY ESTABLISH A POLICE TRAINING HIGH SCHOOL OR POLICE  TRAINING  PROGRAM
IN  AN EXISTING HIGH SCHOOL WITHIN ITS DISTRICT, EXCEPT THAT THE CITY OF
NEW YORK MAY ESTABLISH SUCH A HIGH SCHOOL IN EACH OF ITS BOROUGHS.  SUCH
HIGH  SCHOOLS  OR  PROGRAMS  SHALL SERVE STUDENTS IN GRADES NINE THROUGH
TWELVE AND SHALL PROVIDE,  IN  ADDITION  TO  THE  STANDARD  HIGH  SCHOOL
CURRICULUM  OTHERWISE  PRESCRIBED BY LAW, SPECIALIZED COURSES CONTAINING
EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR ADMISSION TO POLICE ACAD-
EMIES AND CAREERS AS POLICE OFFICERS.
  B. GUIDELINES FOR THE CURRICULUM FOR SUCH POLICE EDUCATION AND  TRAIN-
ING  COURSES  SHALL  BE  PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION
WITH THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES AND THE MUNICIPAL  POLICE
TRAINING  COUNCIL.   EACH HIGH SCHOOL OR PROGRAM MAY FURTHER DEVELOP ITS
OWN CURRICULUM IN CONSULTATION WITH A UNIT OF THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY  OF
NEW  YORK  OR  THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK HAVING A CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SCHOOL OR PROGRAM.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  C. SUCH HIGH SCHOOLS OR PROGRAMS SHALL SERVE STUDENTS LIVING IN POLICE
PRECINCTS HAVING HIGH JUVENILE  DELINQUENCY  RATES.  SCHOOL  AUTHORITIES
SHALL RECRUIT STUDENTS FROM SUCH AREAS. EACH CLASS SHALL CONTAIN NO MORE
THAN  TWENTY  STUDENTS, AND EACH HIGH SCHOOL OR PROGRAM SHALL CONTAIN NO
MORE THAN TWENTY CLASSES.
  D. THE POLICE TRAINING CURRICULUM SHALL INCLUDE A SUMMER SCHOOL COMPO-
NENT.  THIS COMPONENT SHALL BE OFFERED AT ONE OR MORE OF THE CAMPUSES OF
THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK OR THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK
HAVING  PROGRAMS  IN  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE. NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
SHALL BE MADE BY THE COMMISSIONER IN CONSULTATION WITH  THE  CHANCELLORS
OF  SUCH  UNIVERSITIES.  THE COMMISSIONER MAY, IN HIS OR HER DISCRETION,
ARRANGE FOR A SUMMER SCHOOL COMPONENT  TO  BE  OFFERED  AT  A  COMMUNITY
COLLEGE.
  S  2.  The  section  heading  of section 2514 of the education law, as
added by chapter 762 of the laws of 1950, is amended and a new  subdivi-
sion 4 is added to read as follows:
  Kindergartens,  nursery  [and], night schools AND POLICE TRAINING HIGH
SCHOOLS.
  4. A. EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  ARTICLE,
IN  A  CITY  HAVING  A  POPULATION  OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND OR MORE, MAY
ESTABLISH A POLICE TRAINING HIGH SCHOOL OR POLICE TRAINING  PROGRAMS  IN
AN EXISTING HIGH SCHOOL WITHIN ITS DISTRICT, EXCEPT THAT THE CITY OF NEW
YORK MAY ESTABLISH SUCH A HIGH SCHOOL IN EACH OF ITS BOROUGHS. SUCH HIGH
SCHOOLS  OR  PROGRAMS SHALL SERVE STUDENTS IN GRADES NINE THROUGH TWELVE
AND SHALL PROVIDE, IN ADDITION TO THE STANDARD  HIGH  SCHOOL  CURRICULUM
OTHERWISE  PRESCRIBED  BY  LAW, SPECIALIZED COURSES CONTAINING EDUCATION
AND TRAINING TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR ADMISSION TO POLICE  ACADEMIES  AND
CAREERS AS POLICE OFFICERS.
  B.  GUIDELINES FOR THE CURRICULUM FOR SUCH POLICE EDUCATION AND TRAIN-
ING COURSES SHALL BE PRESCRIBED BY  THE  COMMISSIONER,  IN  CONSULTATION
WITH  THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES AND THE MUNICIPAL POLICE
TRAINING COUNCIL.  EACH HIGH SCHOOL OR PROGRAM MAY FURTHER  DEVELOP  ITS
OWN  CURRICULUM  IN  CONSULTATION WITH A UNIT OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF
NEW YORK OR THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK HAVING  A  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE
SCHOOL OR PROGRAM.
  C. SUCH HIGH SCHOOLS OR PROGRAMS SHALL SERVE STUDENTS LIVING IN POLICE
PRECINCTS  HAVING  HIGH  JUVENILE  DELINQUENCY RATES. SCHOOL AUTHORITIES
SHALL RECRUIT STUDENTS FROM SUCH AREAS. EACH CLASS SHALL CONTAIN NO MORE
THAN TWENTY STUDENTS, AND EACH HIGH SCHOOL OR PROGRAM SHALL  CONTAIN  NO
MORE THAN TWENTY CLASSES.
  D. THE POLICE TRAINING CURRICULUM SHALL INCLUDE A SUMMER SCHOOL COMPO-
NENT.  THIS COMPONENT SHALL BE OFFERED AT ONE OR MORE OF THE CAMPUSES OF
THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK OR THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK
HAVING  PROGRAMS  IN  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE. NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
SHALL BE MADE BY THE COMMISSIONER IN CONSULTATION WITH  THE  CHANCELLORS
OF  SUCH  UNIVERSITIES.  THE COMMISSIONER MAY, IN HIS OR HER DISCRETION,
ARRANGE FOR A SUMMER SCHOOL COMPONENT  TO  BE  OFFERED  AT  A  COMMUNITY
COLLEGE.
  S  3. The education law is amended by adding a new section 319 to read
as follows:
  S 319. POLICE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS (POTC). 1. THE  COMMISSIONER,  IN
COOPERATION  WITH THE CHANCELLORS OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND
THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK SHALL ESTABLISH A POTC  PROGRAM  TO  BE
OFFERED  AT  EACH  COLLEGE  OF  SUCH UNIVERSITIES OFFERING UNDERGRADUATE
PROGRAMS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE.

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  2. SUCH POTC PROGRAM SHALL BE BASED ON THE  RESERVE  OFFICER  TRAINING
CORPS (ROTC) OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES.
  S  4.  The  education  law is amended by adding a new section 355-d to
read as follows:
  S 355-D. SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER  EDUCATION  AND  TRAINING  POWERS  AND
DUTIES. 1. THE STATE UNIVERSITY SHALL COOPERATE WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN
ESTABLISHING  AND  IMPLEMENTING THE POLICE TRAINING SUMMER SCHOOL COMPO-
NENT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION FOUR  OF  SECTION  TWENTY-FIVE  HUNDRED
FOURTEEN  OR  SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE
OF THIS CHAPTER.
  2. THE STATE UNIVERSITY  SHALL  COOPERATE  WITH  THE  COMMISSIONER  IN
ESTABLISHING  A  POLICE  OFFICER  TRAINING  CORPS (POTC) PROVIDED FOR IN
SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETEEN OF THIS TITLE.
  3. IN THE CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO UNDERGRADUATE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS,  AN  APPLICANT'S  GRADUATION  FROM  A  POLICE
TRAINING HIGH SCHOOL OR PROGRAM ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR
OF  SECTION  TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED FOURTEEN OR SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION
TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE  REGARDED  AS  A
FACTOR WEIGHING IN FAVOR OF ADMISSION.
  S  5.  The  education law is amended by adding a new section 6204-b to
read as follows:
  S 6204-B. SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER EDUCATION  AND  TRAINING  POWERS  AND
DUTIES.  1. THE CITY UNIVERSITY SHALL COOPERATE WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN
ESTABLISHING AND IMPLEMENTING THE POLICE TRAINING SUMMER  SCHOOL  COMPO-
NENT  PROVIDED  FOR  IN  SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED
FOURTEEN OR SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION TWENTY-FIVE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-FIVE
OF THIS CHAPTER.
  2. THE CITY UNIVERSITY SHALL COOPERATE WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN ESTAB-
LISHING  A  POLICE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS (POTC) PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION
THREE HUNDRED NINETEEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
  3. IN THE CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS  FOR  ADMISSION  TO  JOHN  JAY
COLLEGE  OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE OR ANY OTHER UNDERGRADUATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
PROGRAMS, AN APPLICANT'S GRADUATION FROM A POLICE TRAINING  HIGH  SCHOOL
ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED
FOURTEEN OR SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION TWENTY-FIVE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-FIVE
OF  THIS  CHAPTER  SHALL  BE  REGARDED  AS A FACTOR WEIGHING IN FAVOR OF
ADMISSION.
  S 6. Article 4 of the civil service law is amended  by  adding  a  new
title C to read as follows:
                                 TITLE C
                SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR POLICE RECRUITMENT
SECTION 66. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR POLICE RECRUITMENT.
  S 66. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR POLICE RECRUITMENT. 1. (A) THE PROVISIONS
OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  SUPERSEDE  ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS OF THIS
ARTICLE AND SHALL APPLY TO THE RECRUITMENT OF PERSONS TO FILL ALL AVAIL-
ABLE POSITIONS AS POLICE OFFICERS,  AS  THE  TERM  "POLICE  OFFICER"  IS
DEFINED  BY  SUBDIVISION  THIRTY-FOUR  OF  SECTION  1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL
PROCEDURE LAW, IN ANY CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND  OR
MORE  WHICH  HAS  ADOPTED A LOCAL LAW WHICH GRANTS ADDITIONAL CREDITS IN
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS FOR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT AS DESCRIBED IN SUBDI-
VISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
  (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,  THE  TERM  "GRADUATE"  MEANS  A
PERSON  GRADUATED  FROM  A POLICE TRAINING HIGH SCHOOL OR PROGRAM ESTAB-
LISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED FOUR-
TEEN OR SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION TWENTY-FIVE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-FIVE  OF
THE EDUCATION LAW.

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  2.   ADDITIONAL  CREDITS  IN  COMPETITIVE  EXAMINATIONS  FOR  ORIGINAL
APPOINTMENT.
  (A)  IN  ANY  CITY  WITH  A POPULATION OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND OR MORE
WHICH HAS ADOPTED A LOCAL LAW WHICH GRANTS ADDITIONAL CREDIT IN  COMPET-
ITIVE  NOMINATIONS  FOR  ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT TO GRADUATES AS DEFINED IN
PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, ON ALL ELIGIBLE  LISTS
RESULTING FROM COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS, THE NAMES OF ELIGIBLES SHALL BE
ENTERED  IN  THE ORDER OF THEIR RESPECTIVE FINAL EARNED RATINGS ON EXAM-
INATION, WITH THE NAME OF THE ELIGIBLE WITH  THE  HIGHEST  FINAL  EARNED
RATING AT THE HEAD OF SUCH LIST, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT FOR THE PURPOSE
OF DETERMINING FINAL EARNED RATINGS, SUCH GRADUATES SHALL BE ENTITLED TO
RECEIVE FIVE POINTS ADDITIONAL IN A COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR ORIGINAL
APPOINTMENT.
  (B)  SUCH  ADDITIONAL CREDIT SHALL BE ADDED TO THE FINAL EARNED RATING
OF SUCH GRADUATE AFTER HE OR SHE HAS QUALIFIED IN THE COMPETITIVE  EXAM-
INATION  AND  SHALL  BE GRANTED ONLY AT THE TIME OF ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
RESULTING ELIGIBLE LIST.
  3. APPLICATION FOR ADDITIONAL CREDIT; PROOF OF ELIGIBILITY; ESTABLISH-
MENT OF ELIGIBLE LIST. ANY CANDIDATE, BELIEVING HIMSELF OR HERSELF ENTI-
TLED TO ADDITIONAL CREDIT IN A COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION AS PROVIDED HERE-
IN, MAY MAKE APPLICATION FOR SUCH ADDITIONAL CREDIT AT ANY TIME  BETWEEN
THE  DATE  OF HIS OR HER APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATION AND THE DATE OF THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE RESULTING ELIGIBLE LIST. SUCH CANDIDATES  SHALL  BE
ALLOWED A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN TWO MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE FILING
OF  HIS  OR  HER  APPLICATION  FOR  EXAMINATION IN WHICH TO ESTABLISH BY
APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTARY PROOF HIS OR HER ELIGIBILITY  TO  RECEIVE  ADDI-
TIONAL  CREDIT  UNDER  THIS  SECTION.  AT ANY TIME AFTER TWO MONTHS HAVE
ELAPSED SINCE THE FINAL DATE FOR FILING APPLICATIONS FOR  A  COMPETITIVE
EXAMINATION  FOR  ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT, THE ELIGIBLE LIST RESULTING FROM
SUCH EXAMINATION MAY BE ESTABLISHED, NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  FACT  THAT  A
GRADUATE  WHO  HAS APPLIED FOR ADDITIONAL CREDIT HAS FAILED TO ESTABLISH
HIS OR HER ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE SUCH ADDITIONAL  CREDIT.  A  CANDIDATE
WHO  FAILS  TO  ESTABLISH,  BY APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTARY PROOF, HIS OR HER
ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL CREDIT BY THE TIME AN ELIGIBLE LIST IS
ESTABLISHED SHALL NOT THEREAFTER BE GRANTED ADDITIONAL  CREDIT  ON  SUCH
ELIGIBLE LIST.
  4.  THE ADDITIONAL CREDIT GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE IN
ADDITION TO ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL CREDIT THAT MAY BE AUTHORIZED  PURSUANT
TO ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW.
  5.    IN ADDITION TO CONSIDERATION OF COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION RESULTS,
IN THE RECRUITMENT OF  POLICE  OFFICERS,  ADDITIONAL  CONSIDERATION  AND
WEIGHT SHALL BE ACCORDED TO GRADUATES AS FOLLOWS:
  (A) A GRADUATE'S STATUS AS AN APPLICANT WITH PERTINENT AND SPECIALIZED
TRAINING  SHALL  BE  CONSIDERED  AS  ADDITIONAL  EVIDENCE OF FITNESS FOR
APPOINTMENT;
  (B) A GRADUATE'S SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF AN UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM  IN
CRIMINAL  JUSTICE  SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE OF FITNESS
FOR APPOINTMENT; AND
  (C) A GRADUATE'S EMPLOYMENT BY A POLICE  DEPARTMENT  OR  AGENCY  IN  A
CIVILIAN  OR  NON-SWORN  CAPACITY  SHALL  BE  CONSIDERED  AS  ADDITIONAL
EVIDENCE OF FITNESS FOR APPOINTMENT.
  S 7. This act shall take effect immediately.