Removes police officer discipline from collective bargaining in cities with a population between one hundred thirty-nine thousand and one hundred forty-five thousand.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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10740
IN ASSEMBLY
July 8, 2020
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Magnarelli,
Hunter) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental
Employees
AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to removing police
officer discipline from collective bargaining in cities with a popu-
lation between one hundred thirty-nine thousand and one hundred
forty-five thousand
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section
2 204-b to read as follows:
3 § 204-b. Disciplinary practices for police officers in certain cities.
4 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law to the contrary,
5 including but not limited to, sections two hundred through two hundred
6 fifteen of this article or decisions regarding such subject matter, in
7 cities with a population between one hundred thirty-nine thousand and
8 one hundred forty-five thousand, all matters relating to the discipline
9 of police officers, including but not limited to, matters relating to
10 investigations, hearing procedures or penalty determinations, shall be a
11 prohibited subject of bargaining between the city and such city's law
12 enforcement labor employee organizations. Such matters are expressly
13 removed from the scope of collective bargaining. Any collective bargain-
14 ing agreement or portion thereof, or custom or practice related to
15 matters of police discipline between the city and such city's law
16 enforcement employee organizations inconsistent with the provisions of
17 this section are hereby declared to be void. All matters of police
18 discipline are hereby reserved for determination by the city.
19 2. Sections seventy-five and seventy-six of this chapter shall not be
20 applicable with respect to all matters relating to law enforcement
21 personnel in cities with a population between one hundred thirty-nine
22 thousand and one hundred forty-five thousand.
23 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16844-01-0
