Relates to the period of validity of certificates attesting to the satisfactory completion of an approved police basic training program awarded by the executive director of the municipal police training council.
STATE OF NEW YORK
________________________________________________________________________
3500
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 25, 2011
___________
Introduced by M. of A. GABRYSZAK -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the period of
validity of certificates attesting to the satisfactory completion of
an approved police basic training program
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 209-q of the
2 general municipal law, as amended by chapter 551 of the laws of 2001, is
3 amended to read as follows:
4 (b) A certificate attesting to satisfactory completion of an approved
5 municipal police basic training program awarded by the executive direc-
6 tor of the municipal police training council pursuant to this subdivi-
7 sion shall remain valid:
8 (i) during the holder's continuous service as a police officer or
9 peace officer who has an equivalency certificate for police officer
10 training or an approved course for state university of New York public
11 safety officers issued in accordance with subdivision three of section
12 eight hundred forty-one of the executive law; and
13 (ii) for [two] eight years after the date of the commencement of an
14 interruption in such service where the holder had, immediately prior to
15 such interruption, served as a police officer or peace officer who has
16 an equivalency certificate for police officer training or an approved
17 course for state university of New York public safety officers issued in
18 accordance with subdivision three of section eight hundred forty-one of
19 the executive law, for less than two consecutive years; or
20 (iii) for [four] eight years after the date of the commencement of an
21 interruption in such service where the holder had, immediately prior to
22 such interruption, served as a police officer or peace officer who has
23 an equivalency certificate for police officer training or an approved
24 course for state university of New York public safety officers issued in
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01363-02-1
A. 3500 2
1 accordance with subdivision three of section eight hundred forty-one of
2 the executive law, for two consecutive years or longer; or
3 (iv) where the holder, whose interruption in continuous service as a
4 police officer does not exceed [ten] fifteen years, has satisfactorily
5 completed an approved police officer refresher course or where a peace
6 officer, who seeks an equivalency certificate for police officer train-
7 ing or an approved course for state university of New York public safety
8 officers issued in accordance with subdivision three of section eight
9 hundred forty-one of the executive law, has satisfactorily completed
10 relevant police officer training courses, as prescribed by the municipal
11 police training council.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
