Prohibits contracts between municipalities and law enforcement for the purpose of school safety in municipalities with populations of more than one million; voids contracts that have previously been made.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6112
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 5, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting
contracts between municipalities and law enforcement for the purpose
of school safety in municipalities with populations of more than one
million
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new
2 section 209-vv to read as follows:
3 § 209-vv. Contracts between municipalities and police districts for
4 school safety in a city with a population of more than one million;
5 void. Notwithstanding any general, local or special law or charter
6 provision, the board of education or trustees of a school district in a
7 city with a population of more than one million shall not designate,
8 authorize, appoint or enter into an agreement with any city, town,
9 village or police department, police district, sheriff's department or
10 the division of state police for the purpose of providing sworn officers
11 as school safety officers, security officers or resource officers in the
12 schools of such school district, or the property thereof, in order to
13 protect the property or persons on such premises. Any such designation,
14 authorization, appointment or agreement is hereby declared void as
15 contrary to public policy.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10581-01-5
