New York A 9617: Relates to reporting requirements of SUNY and CUNY

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A09617 Summary:

BILL NOA09617 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08856

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SPONSORRomero

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COSPNSRLevenberg, Steck, Taylor, Shrestha, Simon

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §209, County L; amd §500-j, Cor L

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Requires each county to establish a county law enforcement civilian complaint review board to assist the board of supervisors with the investigation of complaints concerning misconduct by members of county law enforcement towards members of the public in a complete, thorough and impartial manner.

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BILL NOA09617 

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01/21/2026referred to correction

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9617

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 21, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROMERO -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Correction

 AN ACT to amend the county law and the correction law, in relation to
 establishing county law enforcement civilian complaint review boards

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 209 of the county law, as amended by chapter 310 of
 2 the laws of 1962, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 209. Investigations. 1. The board of supervisors is empowered to
 4 conduct an investigation into any subject matter within its jurisdic-
 5 tion, including the conduct and performance of official duties of any
 6 officer or employee paid from county funds and the accounting for all
 7 money or property owned by or under the control of the county. The power
 8 to conduct investigations may be delegated to a committee of the board.
 9 The [chairman] chair of the board and any member of such committee may
 10 issue a subpoena requiring a person to attend before the board or such
 11 committee and be examined in reference to any matter within the scope of
 12 the investigation, and in a proper case to produce all books, records,
 13 papers and documents material or relevant to the investigation. A
 14 subpoena issued under this section shall be regulated by the civil prac-
 15 tice law and rules. The [chairman] chair of the board and any member of
 16 such committee may administer the oath to any witness and adjournments
 17 may be taken from time to time.
 18 2.(a) Every county shall create a county law enforcement civilian
 19 complaint review board, hereinafter "review board", as an investigative,
 20 review, and advisory body and in furtherance of effective implementation
 21 of the board of supervisors' oversight and investigative authority of
 22 and relating to local correctional facilities and county law enforcement
 23 officials and officers. The county shall allocate sufficient funds
 24 annually as to ensure that the review board has the resources needed in
 25 order to properly carry out its functions as described in this section,
 26 including office space, office supplies, computers, telephones, and
 27 other items necessary to fulfill its obligations under this section.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11806-03-5

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 1 (b) The review board shall be comprised of seven individuals and up to
 2 two ex-officio members, who are residents of the county and are
 3 appointed by the board of supervisors to serve on the review board. The
 4 members of the review board will not be compensated but shall receive
 5 stipends of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars per year in
 6 recognition of their service as volunteers on the review board.
 7 (c) Such members shall serve terms of three years, except, as to the
 8 initial members appointed to the review board, two shall be appointed to
 9 serve a term of one year, two shall be appointed to serve a term of two
 10 years, and three shall be appointed to serve a term of three years. No
 11 review board member shall serve more than six consecutive years, includ-
 12 ing re-appointments. The members of the review board shall include at
 13 least two individuals who were formerly incarcerated in the state of New
 14 York in a county correctional facility and/or a state correcti