Assembly Bill A5494

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to school resource officers

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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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2021-A5494 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §235, Exec L; add §2801-c, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11145
2019-2020: A6970
2023-2024: A4296

2021-A5494 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a school resource officer unit within the division of state police; permits every school district within the state to request the placement of a member of such unit at any building, structure or facility primarily used for the instruction of students located within such district.

2021-A5494 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5494
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LEMONDES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN  ACT to amend the executive law and the education law, in relation to
   school resource officers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 235 to
 read as follows:
   § 235. SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER UNIT. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITH-
 IN  THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER UNIT, WHICH
 SHALL BE A  SPECIALIZED  UNIT  HAVING  ADVANCED  TRAINING  IN  PROVIDING
 IMPROVED  PUBLIC  SAFETY  AND/OR  SECURITY ON SCHOOL GROUNDS. THE SCHOOL
 RESOURCE OFFICER UNIT SHALL PERFORM SUCH  TASKS  AS  DETERMINED  BY  THE
 SUPERINTENDENT.
   §  2.  The  education law is amended by adding a new section 2801-c to
 read as follows:
   § 2801-C. SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS. THE BOARD OF  EDUCATION  OR  TRUS-
 TEES,  AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION  TWO  OF  THIS  CHAPTER, OF EVERY SCHOOL
 DISTRICT WITHIN THE STATE, HOWEVER CREATED, AND EVERY BOARD  OF  COOPER-
 ATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND COUNTY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND EXTENSION
 BOARD  AND THE CHANCELLOR OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW
 YORK MAY REQUEST THE PLACEMENT OF A MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL RESOURCE  OFFI-
 CER  UNIT  OF THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE AT ANY BUILDING, STRUCTURE OR
 FACILITY PRIMARILY USED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF STUDENTS  LOCATED  WITHIN
 SUCH DISTRICT.
   §  3. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2022. Effective immediate-
 ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
 necessary  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are
 authorized to be made on or before such effective date.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09422-01-1

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