New York S 2008: Requires the forfeiture by state officers or local officers of STAR exemption eligibility upon conviction of a felony related to public employment

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S02008 Summary:

BILL NOS02008 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORORTT

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COSPNSRBORRELLO, OBERACKER

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §72-c, Gen Muni L

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Authorizes municipalities to fund training of firefighters; allows a municipality to recoup the cost of sending a firefighter to training school from another municipality that hires that firefighter within three years of their training.

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BILL NOS02008 

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01/14/2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2008

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the appropri-
 ation of funds for the training of firefighters

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

 1 Section 1. Section 72-c of the general municipal law, as amended by
 2 section 1 of subpart C of part C of chapter 97 of the laws of 2011, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 § 72-c. Expenses of members of the police department, the fire depart-
 5 ment and other peace officers in attending police or firefighter train-
 6 ing schools. The board or body of a county, city, town or village
 7 authorized to appropriate and to raise money by taxation and to make
 8 payments therefrom, is hereby authorized, in its discretion, to appro-
 9 priate and to raise money by taxation and to make payments from such
 10 moneys, for the annual expenses of the members of the police department
 11 of such municipal corporation in attending a police training school, and
 12 for the annual expenses of the members of the fire department of such
 13 municipal corporation in attendance in a firefighter training school, as
 14 provided by the regulations of the department, either within such munic-
 15 ipal corporation or elsewhere within the state; and for the payment of
 16 reasonable expenses of such members and other police officers [or],
 17 peace officers or firefighters of the municipality while going to,
 18 attending, and returning from any training school conducted by or under
 19 the auspices of the federal bureau of investigation, or, in the case of
 20 firefighters, under the auspices of the appropriate entity, whether
 21 within or without the state. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision
 22 of any general, special or local law to the contrary, whenever a member
 23 of the police department of a municipal corporation has attended a
 24 police training school, or a member of the fire department of a munici-
 25 pal corporation has attended a firefighter training school, the expense

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00762-01-5

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 1 of which was borne by such municipal corporation, terminates employment
 2 with such municipal corporation and commences employment with any other
 3 municipal corporation or employer county sheriff, such employer munici-
 4 pal corporation or employer county sheriff shall reimburse the prior
 5 employer municipal corporation for such expenses, including, salary,
 6 tuition, enrollment fees, books, and the cost of transportation to and
 7 from training school, as follows: on a pro rata basis, to be calculated
 8 by subtracting from the number of days in the three years following the
 9 date of the member's graduation from police or firefighter training
 10 school, the number of days between the date of the member's graduation
 11 from training school and the date of the termination of employment with
 12 the municipal corporation which paid for such training, and multiplying
 13 the difference by the per diem cost of such expenses, to be calculated
 14 by dividing the total cost of such expenses by the number of days in the
 15 three years following the date of the member's graduation, if such
 16 change in employment occurs within three years of suc