New York A 5219: Relates to the transfer of the regional state park police to the division of state police; repealer

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A05219 Summary:

BILL NOA05219 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSolages

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COSPNSRWoerner, McDonough, Weprin, Ramos, Pheffer Amato, Miller, Steck, Colton

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Amd §58, Civ Serv L; amd §§381-b & 363-b, R & SS L; rpld §9.05 sub 4, §13.17, Pks & Rec L

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Provides for the transfer of the regional state park police to the division of state police.

Go to top A05219 Actions:

BILL NOA05219 

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02/12/2025referred to governmental employees

02/18/2025enacting clause stricken

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5219

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES, WOERNER, McDONOUGH, WEPRIN, RAMOS, PHEF-
 FER AMATO, MILLER, STECK, COLTON -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Employees

 AN ACT to amend the civil service law and the retirement and social
 security law, in relation to transferring the regional state park
 police to the division of state police; and to repeal certain
 provisions of the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,
 relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. Transfer of functions. Notwithstanding the provisions of
 2 any law to the contrary, all of the duties, functions and powers of the
 3 office of parks, recreation and historic preservation, in relation to
 4 the duties, functions and powers of the regional state park police, are
 5 hereby transferred, assigned to, and assumed by the division of state
 6 police and the superintendent thereof as may be applicable.
 7 § 2. Transfer of employees. Upon the effective date of this act, the
 8 commissioner of the office of parks, recreation and historic preserva-
 9 tion shall certify to the superintendent of state police a list of the
 10 names and titles of all individuals in the several permanent positions
 11 within the regional state park, and shall cause copies of such certified
 12 list, and copies of the text of this act, to be publicly and conspicu-
 13 ously posted in the headquarters office of the regional state park
 14 police. Eligible employees who successfully complete a background inves-
 15 tigation shall be appointed to the division of state police by the
 16 superintendent within ninety days after the superintendent's receipt of
 17 the certified list. Those employees who fail to complete successfully a
 18 background investigation will be excluded from employment with the divi-
 19 sion of state police and placed on a preferred re-employment list with
 20 the state. The superintendent of state police shall be charged generally
 21 with the duty and shall have the power to classify and reclassify all

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09167-01-5

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 1 member positions in the division of state police, subject to the
 2 approval of the director of the budget. Individuals who have successful-
 3 ly completed probation in the positions of regional state park police
 4 sergeant, lieutenant, captain and major shall be appointed to the posi-
 5 tion of technical sergeant in the division of state police. No individ-
 6 ual transferred to the division of state police pursuant to this act
 7 shall suffer a reduction in salary.
 8 The superintendent of state police, shall be charged generally with
 9 the duty and shall have the power to allocate and reallocate to an
 10 appropriate salary grade specified in section 215 of the executive law,
 11 all member positions in the division of state police, subject to the
 12 approval of the director of the budget. The superintendent of state
 13 police shall allow employees transferred pursuant to this act credit for
 14 all of the annual leave, sick leave, or personal leave standing to their
 15 credit at the time of the transfer, but not in excess of the maximum
 16 accumulation of such leave permitted by the division. Seniority for the
 17 employees transferred pu