New York S 1294: Relates to establishing the canine officer health monitoring fund

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S01294 Summary:

BILL NOS01294 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00663

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SPONSORBORRELLO

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COSPNSRHELMING, MATTERA, OBERACKER

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §837-d-1, amd §837, Exec L

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Establishes the canine officer health monitoring fund which allows for applicants to request reimbursement from the division of criminal justice services for health costs related to regular health or injury associated with canine officers.

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01/09/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1294

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. BORRELLO, HELMING, MATTERA, OBERACKER -- read twice
 and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
 on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the
 canine officer health monitoring fund

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

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section
 2 837-d-1 to read as follows:
 3 § 837-d-1. Canine officer health monitoring fund. 1. As used in this
 4 section, the following terms have the following meanings:
 5 (a) "Canine officer" shall mean a dog that is specifically trained to
 6 assist police and other law enforcement personnel.
 7 (b) "Applicant" means a state agency, municipal corporation, public
 8 authority, public benefit corporation, or the highest official thereof.
 9 2. An applicant which is authorized to and employs canine officers may
 10 apply to the commissioner for reimbursement of funds expended for all
 11 health costs related to regular health or injury associated with canine
 12 officers.
 13 3. The commissioner shall require any applicant seeking reimbursement
 14 for health costs related to regular health or injury associated with
 15 canine officers to apply for any available federal funds. Any applicant
 16 failing to do so shall not be entitled to reimbursement under this
 17 section. The commissioner may waive such failure for good cause. The
 18 commissioner shall maintain a public record of all such waivers and the
 19 reasons therefor. Reimbursement may be withheld pending the determi-
 20 nation of an application for federal funds.
 21 4. An applicant for reimbursement pursuant to this section shall
 22 report the name of each canine officer for whom reimbursement is sought.
 23 The applicant shall report whether such canine officer or officers have,
 24 at any time during the ten years immediately preceding the application

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01658-01-5

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 1 for reimbursement, had any health costs for which reimbursement pursuant
 2 to this section was provided, the date of any such prior reimbursement
 3 and any other information that the commissioner may require for accurate
 4 record-keeping and accountability.
 5 5. The amount of any reimbursement authorized to be made pursuant to
 6 this section shall be reduced by the amount of any federal funds granted
 7 to the applicant for the purpose of health costs related to regular
 8 health or injury associated with canine officers, and by the amount of
 9 any other funds received directly or indirectly for that purpose by the
 10 applicant.
 11 6. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit an
 12 applicant from expending its own funds for health costs related to regu-
 13 lar health or injury associated with canine officers in amounts exceed-
 14 ing the established state reimbursement limitations.
 15 7. The commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations
 16 to provide for the orderly effectuation of the provisions of this
 17 section.
 18 § 2. Section 837 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 19 subdivision 24 to read as follows:
 20 24. (a) Maintain and annually update a list of claims made to the
 21 division for reimbursement for health costs related to regular health or
 22 injury ass