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                                   2517
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ANGELI-
   NO, BLUMENCRANZ, BUTTENSCHON, CHANG, COOK,  CRUZ,  DAVILA,  DeSTEFANO,
   GIGLIO,   GLICK,  LEMONDES,  McDONOUGH,  MIKULIN,  MILLER,  MORINELLO,
   PALMESANO, RA, RAMOS, SAYEGH, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, SLATER, TAGUE,  WALSH,
   WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

 AN  ACT  to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the
   police canine vest fund
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section
 97-bbbbb to read as follows:
   § 97-BBBBB. POLICE CANINE VEST FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN
 THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXA-
 TION AND FINANCE A FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "POLICE CANINE VEST FUND".
   2. THE FUND SHALL CONSIST OF  ALL  MONEYS  CREDITED,  APPROPRIATED  OR
 TRANSFERRED  THERETO FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE. NOTHING CONTAINED IN
 THIS SECTION SHALL PREVENT THE STATE FROM  RECEIVING  GRANTS,  GIFTS  OR
 BEQUESTS  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF THE FUND AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION AND
 DEPOSITING THEM INTO THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW.
   3. MONEYS FROM THE FUND SHALL BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE  OF  PURCHASING,
 MAINTAINING, REPAIRING AND REPLACING SOFT BODY BALLISTIC ARMOR VESTS AND
 OTHER  PROTECTIVE  EQUIPMENT  FOR  STATE POLICE AND MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT
 POLICE CANINES UTILIZED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF POLICE DUTIES, AS WELL  AS
 THE PURCHASING AND TRAINING OF SUCH POLICE CANINES.
   4.  NOTHING  CONTAINED  IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT
 THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE OR ANY  MUNICIPAL  POLICE  DEPARTMENT  FROM
 EXPENDING  ITS  OWN  FUNDS FOR BALLISTIC ARMOR VESTS OR OTHER PROTECTIVE
 EQUIPMENT FOR POLICE CANINES.
   5. A MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENT UTILIZING ONE OR MORE POLICE  CANINES
 MAY  APPLY  TO  THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE STATE POLICE FOR THE PURCHASE,
 MAINTENANCE, REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF  POLICE  CANINE  VESTS  AND  OTHER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00508-01-5
              

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 PROTECTIVE  EQUIPMENT  AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.
 THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE STATE POLICE SHALL  ESTABLISH  A  PROCESS  FOR
 APPLICATION  BY SUCH POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND FOR SELECTION OF DEPARTMENTS
 TO RECEIVE POLICE CANINE VESTS OR OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
   6.  MONEYS  SHALL  BE PAID OUT OF THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF
 THE STATE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS  APPROVED  BY  THE  SUPERINTENDENT  OF
 STATE  POLICE.  ANY  INTEREST  RECEIVED  BY THE COMPTROLLER ON MONEYS ON
 DEPOSITS IN THE FUND SHALL BE RETAINED IN AND BECOME PART OF SUCH  FUND.
 NO  MONEY  FROM  SUCH FUND MAY BE WITHDRAWN, TRANSFERRED, OR USED BY ANY
 PERSON FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN AS PERMITTED BY THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have  become a law and shall apply to all claims filed on and after such
 effective date. Effective immediately  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  and  completed
 on or before such date.