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                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                                   I N  S E N A T E

                                   February 4, 2009
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       Introduced  by Sens. FLANAGAN, MORAHAN, WINNER -- read twice and ordered
         printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

       AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the  stun
         gun grant program

         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

    1    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 844 to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S 844. STUN GUN GRANT PROGRAM. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED  IN  THE
    4  DEPARTMENT  OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES A STUN GUN GRANT PROGRAM, UNDER
    5  WHICH GRANTS SHALL BE MADE  AVAILABLE  TO  POLICE  DEPARTMENTS  FOR  THE
    6  PURCHASE  OF  STUN  GUNS OR FOR REIMBURSEMENT TO SUCH POLICE DEPARTMENTS
    7  FOR PUBLIC FUNDS, OTHER THAN STATE FUNDS, THAT HAVE  BEEN  EXPENDED  FOR
    8  THE  PURCHASE  OF  STUN  GUNS.  SUCH GRANTS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON
    9  APPLICATION BY SUCH GOVERNING POLICE DEPARTMENTS. THE OFFICE OF  GENERAL
   10  SERVICES  SHALL  CONTRACT  WITH A MANUFACTURER FOR THE BEST PRICE AVAIL-
   11  ABLE. THE DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES MAY REQUIRE,  PURSUANT
   12  TO  SUCH UNIFORM STANDARDS AS SUCH OFFICE MAY PRESCRIBE, THAT APPLICANTS
   13  FOR SUCH GRANTS PROVIDE MATCHING FUNDS OF UP TO, BUT NOT MORE THAN,  THE
   14  AMOUNT OF THE GRANT AWARDED; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A POLICE DEPARTMENT
   15  HAVING  AN ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
   16  OR LESS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE MATCHING FUNDS.
   17    2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "POLICE DEPARTMENT" MEANS A COUNTY,  CITY,
   18  VILLAGE OR TOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT OR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
   19    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
   20  it shall have become a law.


        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD06514-01-9