New York A 6487: Authorizes localities to waive citizenship requirements for certain police and firefighters in their jurisdictions

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A06487 Summary:

BILL NOA06487A

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Amd §239-c, Gen Muni L; amd §§27 & 81, Gen City L; amd §§267 & 271, Town L; amd §§7-712 & 7-718, Vil L

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Expands the training time for local municipalities in relation to the open meetings law; requires at least one hour of such training be provided by the committee on open government or an appropriate entity in relation to compliance with the open meetings law and if not provided, a justification shall be given.

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BILL NOA06487A

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03/05/2025referred to local governments

01/07/2026referred to local governments

05/04/2026amend and recommit to local governments

05/04/2026print number 6487a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6487--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. OTIS -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Local Governments -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Govern-
 ments in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, the general city law, the
 town law and the village law, in relation to expanding training
 requirements for municipalities in relation to compliance with the
 open meetings law

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section 239-c of the
 2 general municipal law, as amended by chapter 662 of the laws of 2006, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 (d) Training and attendance requirements. (i) Each member of a county
 5 planning board shall complete, at a minimum, [four] five hours of train-
 6 ing each year designed to enable such members to more effectively carry
 7 out their duties. Training received by a member in excess of [four] five
 8 hours in any one year may be carried over by the member into succeeding
 9 years in order to meet the requirements of this paragraph. Such training
 10 shall be approved by the county and may include, but not be limited to,
 11 training provided by a regional or county planning office or commission,
 12 county planning federation, state agency, statewide municipal associ-
 13 ation, college or other similar entity, provided that at least one hour
 14 of such training is provided by the committee on open government or
 15 another appropriate entity in relation to compliance with the open meet-
 16 ings law. Training may be provided in a variety of formats, including
 17 but not limited to, electronic media, video, distance learning and
 18 traditional classroom training.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06890-03-6

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 1 (ii) To be eligible for reappointment to such board, such member shall
 2 have completed the training promoted by the county pursuant to this
 3 paragraph.
 4 (iii) The training required by this paragraph may be waived or modi-
 5 fied by the county when, in the judgment of the governing board, it is
 6 in the best interest of the county to do so provided that such county
 7 shall provide public notice, including a justification, of their deci-
 8 sion to waive or modify training requirements.
 9 (iv) No decision of a county planning board shall be voided or
 10 declared invalid because of a failure to comply with this paragraph.
 11 § 2. Subdivision 7-a of section 27 of the general city law, as added
 12 by chapter 662 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
 13 7-a. Training and attendance requirements. a. Each member of the plan-
 14 ning board of a city, except a city having a population of more than one
 15 million, shall complete, at a minimum, [four] five hours of training
 16 each year designed to enable such members to more effectively carry out
 17 their duties. Training received by a member in excess of [four] five
 18 hours in any one year may be ca