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                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 1, 2013
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Introduced  by  M. of A. DenDEKKER, COOK, GIGLIO, ROBERTS -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  CORWIN, CROUCH, GOODELL, GRAF, McDONOUGH, NOLAN,
  THIELE, TITONE -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Local
  Governments

AN  ACT  to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the validity
  of  certificates  attesting  to  the  satisfactory  completion  of  an
  approved municipal police basic training program

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1  of  section  209-q  of  the
general municipal law, as amended by chapter 551 of the laws of 2001, is
amended to read as follows:
  (b)  A certificate attesting to satisfactory completion of an approved
municipal police basic training program awarded by the executive  direc-
tor  of  the municipal police training council pursuant to this subdivi-
sion shall remain valid:
  (i) during the holder's continuous service  as  a  police  officer  or
peace  officer  who  has  an  equivalency certificate for police officer
training or an approved course for state university of New  York  public
safety  officers  issued in accordance with subdivision three of section
eight hundred forty-one of the executive law; and
  (ii) for two years after the date of the  commencement  of  an  inter-
ruption  in such service where the holder had, immediately prior to such
interruption, served as a police officer or peace  officer  who  has  an
equivalency  certificate  for  police  officer  training  or an approved
course for state university of New York public safety officers issued in
accordance with subdivision three of section eight hundred forty-one  of
the executive law, for less than two consecutive years; or
  (iii)  for  four years after the date of the commencement of an inter-
ruption in such service where the holder had, immediately prior to  such
interruption,  served  as  a  police officer or peace officer who has an

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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equivalency certificate for  police  officer  training  or  an  approved
course for state university of New York public safety officers issued in
accordance  with subdivision three of section eight hundred forty-one of
the executive law, for two consecutive years or longer; [or]
  (iv)  where  the holder, whose interruption in continuous service as a
police officer does not exceed ten years, has  satisfactorily  completed
an  approved  police  officer refresher course or where a peace officer,
who seeks an equivalency certificate for police officer training  or  an
approved  course for state university of New York public safety officers
issued in accordance with subdivision three  of  section  eight  hundred
forty-one  of  the  executive law, has satisfactorily completed relevant
police officer training courses, as prescribed by the  municipal  police
training council; OR
  (V)  FOR  UP  TO  A  THREE  YEAR  PERIOD OF INTERRUPTION IN CONTINUOUS
SERVICE, WHERE THE HOLDER HAS PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS POLICE OFFICER FOR AT
LEAST TEN YEARS AND HAS AN EQUIVALENCY CERTIFICATE  FOR  POLICE  OFFICER
TRAINING,  PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT SUCH INTERRUPTION CONSISTED OF SERVING
AS A PEACE OFFICER FOR STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OR ANY  INSTRUMENTALI-
TIES  THEREOF AND THAT SUCH SERVICE AS A PEACE OFFICER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY
COMPARABLE TO THE DUTIES OF A  POLICE  OFFICER,  AS  DETERMINED  BY  THE
ADMINISTRATOR  OF  THE EMPLOYING POLICE AGENCY, AND PROVIDED FURTHER, IF
DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE  EMPLOYING  POLICE  AGENCY,
THE HOLDER HAS SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED RELEVANT POLICE OFFICER REFRESH-
ER TRAINING COURSES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law.