New York A 2307: Relates to a school resource officer program

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A02307 Summary:

BILL NOA02307 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00482

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SPONSORHawley

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COSPNSRDeStefano, Gallahan, Giglio, Tague, Slater, Blankenbush

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §2801-c, amd §3641, Ed L; amd §211, R & SS L

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Relates to creating a school resource officer program to permit the employment of retired law enforcement officers and provide grants to school districts and non-public schools for such purpose.

Go to top A02307 Actions:

BILL NOA02307 

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01/16/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2307

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 16, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law and the retirement and social security
 law, in relation to a school resource officer program

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

 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 2801-c
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 2801-c. New York state school resource officer program. 1. For
 4 purposes of this section, the term "school resource officer" shall mean
 5 a school resource officer, school safety officer, school security offi-
 6 cer, or any other substantially similar position or office, that is
 7 designed to provide improved public safety and/or security on school
 8 grounds. Such school resource officer may be a retired police officer, a
 9 retired state trooper, a retired deputy sheriff, a state trooper, a
 10 police officer in the active duty service of a town, city or village, or
 11 a deputy sheriff from a county sheriff's department.
 12 2. Any public or nonpublic school may employ, in either the classified
 13 or unclassified service, any school resource officer for the purpose of
 14 providing improved public safety and/or security on school grounds. Any
 15 such public or nonpublic school may also contract with the state of New
 16 York, or a county, city, town or village, for the provision of a state
 17 trooper, police officer or deputy sheriff, to serve as a school resource
 18 officer, for the purpose of providing improved public safety and/or
 19 security on school grounds. A school district shall be authorized to
 20 employ or contract for as many school resource officers as such district
 21 deems necessary.
 22 3. It shall be the primary role of the school resource officer to
 23 provide improved public safety and/or security on school grounds. In
 24 addition to this primary role, school resource officers also may serve
 25 additional roles, including but not limited to:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01844-01-5

 A. 2307 2

 1 (a) Proposing and enforcing policies and administrative procedures
 2 related to school safety;
 3 (b) Utilizing technology with the implementation of a comprehensive
 4 safety program;
 5 (c) Serving as a liaison with other school officials and other commu-
 6 nity agencies, including but not limited to, other law enforcement enti-
 7 ties, courts, health care entities, and mental health entities;
 8 (d) Proposing and implementing strategies concerning prevention,
 9 response and recovery efforts for incidents and/or emergency situations
 10 occurring on school grounds and/or involving students, faculty, adminis-
 11 tration or visitors to the school;
 12 (e) Proposing and assisting in the execution of school emergency
 13 drills and proposing and assisting in the creation of school safety
 14 plans;
 15 (f) Providing educational and mentoring services to students;
 16 (g) Assisting in the design, explanation and enforcement of school
 17 safety and security policies and procedures; and
 18 (h) Performing such other and further roles, responsibilities and
 19 activities as the school district may deem appropriate and proper for a
 20 law enforcement officer to perform, in order to advance the security,
 21 safety and well-being of students, faculty, administrat