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                                  7811--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 27, 2018
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 Introduced by Sens. GALLIVAN, AMEDORE, HELMING, MURPHY -- read twice and
   ordered  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
   Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to a school resource
   officer  program  and  providing  school  resource  officer   security
   protection aid
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 2801-c
 to read as follows:
   § 2801-C. NEW YORK STATE  SCHOOL  RESOURCE  OFFICER  PROGRAM.  1.  FOR
 PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER" SHALL MEAN
 A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER, SCHOOL SAFETY OFFICER, SCHOOL SECURITY  OFFI-
 CER,  OR  ANY  OTHER  SUBSTANTIALLY  SIMILAR POSITION OR OFFICE, THAT IS
 DESIGNED TO PROVIDE IMPROVED PUBLIC SAFETY  AND/OR  SECURITY  ON  SCHOOL
 GROUNDS. SUCH SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER MAY BE A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER, A
 RETIRED  STATE  TROOPER,  A  RETIRED  DEPUTY SHERIFF, A STATE TROOPER, A
 POLICE OFFICER IN THE ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE OF A TOWN, CITY OR VILLAGE, OR
 A DEPUTY SHERIFF FROM A COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
   2. ANY PUBLIC OR NONPUBLIC SCHOOL MAY EMPLOY, IN EITHER THE CLASSIFIED
 OR UNCLASSIFIED SERVICE, ANY SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER FOR THE PURPOSE  OF
 PROVIDING  IMPROVED PUBLIC SAFETY AND/OR SECURITY ON SCHOOL GROUNDS. ANY
 SUCH PUBLIC OR NONPUBLIC SCHOOL MAY ALSO CONTRACT WITH THE STATE OF  NEW
 YORK,  OR  A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE, FOR THE PROVISION OF A STATE
 TROOPER, POLICE OFFICER OR DEPUTY SHERIFF, TO SERVE AS A SCHOOL RESOURCE
 OFFICER, FOR THE PURPOSE OF  PROVIDING  IMPROVED  PUBLIC  SAFETY  AND/OR
 SECURITY  ON  SCHOOL  GROUNDS.  A SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO
 EMPLOY OR CONTRACT FOR AS MANY SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AS SUCH DISTRICT
 DEEMS NECESSARY.
   3. IT SHALL BE THE PRIMARY ROLE OF  THE  SCHOOL  RESOURCE  OFFICER  TO
 PROVIDE  IMPROVED  PUBLIC  SAFETY AND/OR SECURITY ON SCHOOL GROUNDS.  IN
 ADDITION, TO THIS PRIMARY ROLE, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS ALSO MAY  SERVE
 ADDITIONAL ROLES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14905-03-8

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   (A)  PROPOSING  AND  ENFORCING  POLICIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
 RELATED TO SCHOOL SAFETY;
   (B)  UTILIZING  TECHNOLOGY  IN  THE  IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE
 SAFETY PROGRAM;
   (C) SERVING AS A LIAISON WITH OTHER SCHOOL OFFICIALS AND OTHER  COMMU-
 NITY AGENCIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTI-
 TIES, COURTS, HEALTH CARE ENTITIES, AND MENTAL HEALTH ENTITIES;
   (D)  PROPOSING  AND  IMPLEMENTING  STRATEGIES  CONCERNING  PREVENTION,
 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS FOR INCIDENTS AND/OR EMERGENCY  SITUATIONS
 OCCURRING ON SCHOOL GROUNDS AND/OR INVOLVING STUDENTS, FACULTY, ADMINIS-
 TRATION OR VISITORS TO THE SCHOOL;
   (E)  PROPOSING  AND  ASSISTING  IN  THE  EXECUTION OF SCHOOL EMERGENCY
 DRILLS AND PROPOSING AND ASSISTING IN  THE  CREATION  OF  SCHOOL  SAFETY
 PLANS;
   (F) PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND MENTORING SERVICES TO STUDENTS;
   (G)  ASSISTING  IN  THE  DESIGN, EXPLANATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF SCHOOL
 SAFETY AND SECURITY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES; AND
   (H) PERFORMING SUCH OTHER  AND  FURTHER  ROLES,  RESPONSIBILITIES  AND
 ACTIVITIES  AS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY DEEM APPROPRIATE AND PROPER FOR A
 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO PERFORM, IN ORDER TO  ADVANCE  THE  SECURITY,
 SAFETY  AND WELL-BEING OF STUDENTS, FACULTY, ADMINISTRATION AND VISITORS
 TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S SCHOOLS,  TRANSPORTATION  VEHICLES  AND  SCHOOL
 GROUNDS.
   4.  SUCH SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER MAY CARRY AND POSSESS FIREARMS DURING
 THE COURSE OF THEIR DUTIES AT SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT NOTHING IN  THIS
 SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO AUTHORIZE SUCH SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER TO
 CARRY,  POSSESS,  REPAIR  OR DISPOSE OF A FIREARM UNLESS THE APPROPRIATE
 LICENSE THEREFOR HAS BEEN ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 400.00 OF THE PENAL
 LAW.
   § 2. Section 3602 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 5-b to read as follows:
   5-B.  SCHOOL  RESOURCE  OFFICER  SECURITY PROTECTION AID. EVERY SCHOOL
 DISTRICT, OUTSIDE OF A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE  MILLION  OR  MORE,
 EMPLOYING  OR  CONTRACTING FOR THE SERVICES OF A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER
 IN EITHER THE CLASSIFIED OR UNCLASSIFIED  SERVICE,  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH
 SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED ONE-C OF THIS CHAPTER, SHALL BE ENTITLED TO
 A PAYMENT OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROTECTION AID IN THE AMOUNT OF THE
 DISTRICT'S EXPENDITURE FOR THE COST OF SUCH EMPLOYMENT OR CONTRACTING OF
 SUCH  SCHOOL  RESOURCE  OFFICER,  BUT IN NO EVENT SHALL SUCH AID TO SUCH
 SCHOOL DISTRICT BE IN EXCESS OF FIFTY  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  ANNUALLY.  THE
 SCHOOL  RESOURCE OFFICER SECURITY PROTECTION AID PROVIDED BY THIS SUBDI-
 VISION SHALL BE FURTHER LIMITED TO THE PAYMENT FOR ONE  SCHOOL  RESOURCE
 OFFICER PER SCHOOL DISTRICT.
   §  3.  Section  3602-c of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 11 to read as follows:
   11. AID SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL NONPUBLIC  SCHOOLS  UNDER  THIS
 SECTION,  FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, IN THE SAME MANNER AS FOR PUBLIC
 SCHOOLS IN SUBDIVISION FIVE-B OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO OF  THIS
 ARTICLE.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.