STATE OF NEW YORK
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816
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 9, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
ment Operations
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to authorizing the
waiver of citizenship requirements for certain police and firefighters
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 1-b to read as follows:
3 1-b. Citizenship requirements of police and/or firefighters. Notwith-
4 standing any general, special or local law or administrative code to the
5 contrary, the local governing bodies of the several cities, counties,
6 towns, villages, police and fire districts of the state are hereby
7 authorized to waive any citizenship requirements from the qualifications
8 of police officers and/or firefighters upon the submission by the police
9 officer or firefighter candidate of proof of:
10 (a) having received an honorable or general discharge from the United
11 States army, navy, air force, marines, coast guard, and/or reserves
12 thereof, and/or the army national guard, air national guard, New York
13 guard and/or New York naval militia; and
14 (b) having never been convicted of a crime, as defined in subdivision
15 six of section 10.00 of the penal law.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06511-01-9
