Assembly Bill A6072A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Allows the implementation of body cameras on police officers notwithstanding binding arbitration

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

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2021-A6072 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5813
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §204-a, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A4823, S1500

2021-A6072 - Summary

Allows the implementation of body cameras on police officers notwithstanding binding arbitration.

2021-A6072 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6072
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 9, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Employees
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil service  law,  in  relation  to  allowing  the
   implementation  of  body  cameras  on  police officers notwithstanding
   binding arbitration
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 204-a of the civil service law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  THE  TERMS  OF ANY AGREEMENT OR INTEREST ARBITRATION AWARD BETWEEN
 ANY PUBLIC EMPLOYER AND ANY PUBLIC  EMPLOYEE  ORGANIZATION  REPRESENTING
 POLICE  OFFICERS  AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE IN THE RATE OF PAY OR EXPANDED
 DUTY PAY IN RECOGNITION OF  THE  ADDITIONAL  AND  CONTINUED  DUTIES  AND
 RESPONSIBILITIES  PERFORMED  BY POLICE OFFICERS IN CONNECTION WITH BODY-
 WORN CAMERAS SHALL BE INVALID AND NO SUCH AGREEMENT SHALL INCLUDE  BIND-
 ING  ARBITRATION  FOR THE PURPOSES OF AUTHORIZING SUCH A PAY INCREASE OR
 EXPANDED DUTY PAY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A MUNICIPALITY MAY  AUTHORIZE
 SUCH  A PAY INCREASE OR EXPANDED DUTY PAY WITHOUT BINDING ARBITRATION AT
 THE OPTION OF SUCH MUNICIPALITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09432-02-1

2021-A6072A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5813
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §204-a, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A4823, S1500

2021-A6072A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows the implementation of body cameras on police officers notwithstanding binding arbitration.

2021-A6072A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6072--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 9, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental  Employees  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  civil  service law, in relation to allowing the
   implementation of body  cameras  on  police  officers  notwithstanding
   binding arbitration
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 204-a of the civil service law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. THE TERMS OF ANY AGREEMENT OR INTEREST  ARBITRATION  AWARD  BETWEEN
 ANY  PUBLIC  EMPLOYER  AND ANY PUBLIC EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING
 POLICE OFFICERS AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE IN THE RATE OF PAY  OR  EXPANDED
 DUTY  PAY  IN  RECOGNITION  OF  THE  ADDITIONAL AND CONTINUED DUTIES AND
 RESPONSIBILITIES PERFORMED BY POLICE OFFICERS IN CONNECTION  WITH  BODY-
 WORN  CAMERAS SHALL BE INVALID AND NO SUCH AGREEMENT SHALL INCLUDE BIND-
 ING ARBITRATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF AUTHORIZING SUCH A PAY  INCREASE  OR
 EXPANDED DUTY PAY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09432-03-1

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