NY State Assembly Bill 2017-A10746A

Assembly Bill A10746A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to expanding the geographical area of employment of university police officers; repealer

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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 15, 2018	print number 10746a
Jun 15, 2018	amend and recommit to codes
May 16, 2018	referred to codes

Bill Amendments

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2017-A10746 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S8980
Current Committee:: Assembly Codes
Law Section:: Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1.20, rpld §1.20 sub 34-a ¶(d), CP L; amd §355, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: A7543, S3749
2021-2022: S6279
2023-2024: A7597, S83
2025-2026: S130

2017-A10746 - Summary

Relates to expanding the geographical area of employment of university police officers; extends the jurisdiction of New York state university police officers from state university of New York property and abutting roadways to all areas of the state.

2017-A10746 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10746
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 16, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the criminal procedure law and the education law, in
   relation to expanding the geographical area of employment of universi-
   ty police officers; and to repeal paragraph (d) of subdivision 34-a of
   section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law relating thereto

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (a) of subdivision 34-a of section 1.20 of the
 criminal procedure law, as amended by chapter 428 of the laws  of  1999,
 is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  [Except  as  provided  in paragraph (d) of this subdivision,] New
 York state constitutes the "geographical  area  of  employment"  of  any
 police  officer  employed  as  such  by  an agency of the state or by an
 authority which functions throughout the  state,  or  a  police  officer
 designated by the superintendent of state police pursuant to section two
 hundred twenty-three of the executive law;
   § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 34-a of section 1.20 of the criminal
 procedure law, as amended by chapter 424 of the laws of 1998, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (a)  [Except as provided in paragraph (d),] New York state constitutes
 the "geographical area of employment" of any police officer employed  as
 such  by  an  agency  of  the  state  or by an authority which functions
 throughout the state;
   § 3. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 34-a of section 1.20 of the criminal
 procedure law is REPEALED.
   § 4. Paragraph l of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the education law,
 as amended by chapter 424 of the laws of 1998, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   l.  To appoint university police officers who shall have the powers of
 police  officers  and  to  remove  such  police  officers  at  pleasure;
 provided,  however, that any person appointed a police officer must have
 satisfactorily completed or complete within one year of the date of  his
 appointment a course of law enforcement training approved by the munici-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15941-01-8

 A. 10746                            2
 
 pal  police  training  council in consultation with the university.  [It
 shall be the duty of such police officers to preserve law and  order  on
 the campuses and other property of the university, including any portion
 of a public highway which crosses or abuts such property.]
   Subject  to  the  approval  of  the  chancellor, the president of each
 state-operated campus of the state university shall enter into a written
 agreement with adjoining law enforcement agencies establishing protocols
 for the exercise of authority by such university police officer off-cam-
 pus, including mutual aid and assistance. Such written  protocols  shall
 not  be deemed to supersede the authority of other police officers.  The
 provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any of the state  insti-
 tutions  and property referred to in section five thousand seven hundred
 nine of this chapter.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 the  amendments  to paragraph (a) of subdivision 34-a of section 1.20 of
 the criminal procedure law made by section one  of  this  act  shall  be
 subject  to  the  expiration and reversion of such paragraph pursuant to
 section 3 of chapter 428 of the laws of 1999, as amended, when upon such
 date the provisions of section two of this act shall take effect.

2017-A10746A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S8980
Current Committee:: Assembly Codes
Law Section:: Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1.20, rpld §1.20 sub 34-a ¶(d), CP L; amd §355, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: A7543, S3749
2021-2022: S6279
2023-2024: A7597, S83
2025-2026: S130

2017-A10746A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-A10746A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10746--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 16, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Codes  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law and  the  education  law,  in
   relation to expanding the geographical area of employment of universi-
   ty police officers; and to repeal paragraph (d) of subdivision 34-a of
   section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 34-a of section  1.20  of  the
 criminal  procedure  law, as amended by chapter 428 of the laws of 1999,
 is amended to read as follows:
   (a) [Except as provided in paragraph (d)  of  this  subdivision,]  New
 York  state  constitutes  the  "geographical  area of employment" of any
 police officer employed as such by an agency  of  the  state  or  by  an
 authority  which  functions  throughout  the  state, or a police officer
 designated by the superintendent of state police pursuant to section two
 hundred twenty-three of the executive law;
   § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 34-a of section 1.20 of the criminal
 procedure law, as amended by chapter 424 of the laws of 1998, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (a) [Except as provided in paragraph (d),] New York state  constitutes
 the  "geographical area of employment" of any police officer employed as
 such by an agency of the  state  or  by  an  authority  which  functions
 throughout the state;
   § 3. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 34-a of section 1.20 of the criminal
 procedure law is REPEALED.
   § 4. Paragraph l of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the education law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  424 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as
 follows:
   l. To appoint university police officers who shall have the powers  of
 police  officers  and  to  remove  such  police  officers  at  pleasure;
 provided, however, that any person appointed a police officer must  have
 satisfactorily  completed or complete within one year of the date of his
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15941-02-8

 A. 10746--A                         2
 
 appointment a course of law enforcement training approved by the munici-
 pal police training council in consultation with the  university.    [It
 shall  be  the duty of such police officers to preserve law and order on
 the campuses and other property of the university, including any portion
 of a public highway which crosses or abuts such property.]
   Subject  to  the  approval  of  the  chancellor, the president of each
 state-operated campus of the state university [shall] MAY enter  into  a
 written  agreement  with adjoining law enforcement agencies establishing
 protocols for the exercise of authority by such university police  offi-
 cer off-campus, including mutual aid and assistance. Such written proto-
 cols  shall  not  be  deemed  to supersede the authority of other police
 officers.  The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply  to  any  of
 the state institutions and property referred to in section five thousand
 seven hundred nine of this chapter.
   §  5.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the amendments to paragraph (a) of subdivision 34-a of section  1.20  of
 the  criminal  procedure  law  made  by section one of this act shall be
 subject to the expiration and reversion of such  paragraph  pursuant  to
 section 3 of chapter 428 of the laws of 1999, as amended, when upon such
 date the provisions of section two of this act shall take effect.

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