Assembly Bill A4953

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes localities to waive citizenship requirements for certain police and firefighters in their jurisdictions

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A4953 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9791
2017-2018: A3575
2019-2020: A6487
2021-2022: A1661

2015-A4953 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes localities to waive citizenship requirements for certain police and firefighters in their jurisdictions.

2015-A4953 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4953

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 9, 2015
                               ___________

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:

  Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 1-b to read as follows:
  1-B. CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS OF POLICE AND/OR FIREFIGHTERS.  NOTWITH-
STANDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW OR ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TO THE
CONTRARY, THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES OF THE  SEVERAL  CITIES,  COUNTIES,
TOWNS,  VILLAGES,  POLICE  AND  FIRE  DISTRICTS  OF THE STATE ARE HEREBY
AUTHORIZED TO WAIVE ANY CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS FROM THE QUALIFICATIONS
OF POLICE OFFICERS AND/OR FIREFIGHTERS UPON THE SUBMISSION BY THE POLICE
OFFICER OR FIREFIGHTER CANDIDATE OF PROOF OF HAVING RECEIVED  AN  HONOR-
ABLE  OR GENERAL DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE,
MARINES, COAST GUARD, AND/OR RESERVES THEREOF, AND/OR THE ARMY  NATIONAL
GUARD, AIR NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK GUARD AND/OR NEW YORK NAVAL MILITIA.
  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

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