New York S 1661: Relates to ratifying the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the labor of persons under eighteen years of age

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S01661 Summary:

BILL NOS01661 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBAILEY

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COSPNSRKRUEGER, SEPULVEDA

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§842-a & 839-a, amd §216, Exec L; amd §700, County L; amd §190.25, CP L

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Creates a board to review officer-involved deaths and near deaths.

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BILL NOS01661 

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01/13/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1661

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 13, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, KRUEGER, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, the county law and the criminal
 procedure law, in relation to officer-involved deaths and near deaths

 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 842-a
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 842-a. Board for review of officer-involved deaths and near deaths.
 4 1. There is hereby created a ten member board for the review of offi-
 5 cer-involved deaths and near deaths. The purpose of such board shall be
 6 to investigate and review the death or near death of any person that
 7 resulted from or potentially resulted from injuries that occurred or may
 8 have occurred during any encounter with a police or peace officer,
 9 police department or sheriff's department in this state. The members of
 10 the board shall be appointed by the governor, as follows:
 11 (a) A former sheriff, chief of police, chief deputy sheriff, deputy
 12 chief of police, or state trooper.
 13 (b) A former district attorney, former United States attorney or
 14 former attorney general, or a former assistant district attorney, former
 15 assistant attorney general or former assistant United States attorney
 16 who served in an such capacity for at least three years.
 17 (c) A physician who is a present or former coroner or medical examin-
 18 er.
 19 (d) A professor or researcher affiliated with an accredited New York
 20 university or college who has expertise in the field of criminal law or
 21 criminal justice, on the recommendation of the president of the New York
 22 state bar association.
 23 (e) One member shall be appointed on the recommendation of the tempo-
 24 rary president of the senate.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04709-01-5

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 1 (f) One member shall be appointed on the recommendation of the speaker
 2 of the assembly.
 3 (g) One member shall be appointed on the recommendation of the minori-
 4 ty leader of senate.
 5 (h) One member shall be appointed on the recommendation of the minori-
 6 ty leader of the assembly.
 7 (i) One member shall be appointed on the recommendation of the New
 8 York state black, puerto rican, hispanic and asian legislative caucus.
 9 (j) One member shall be appointed on the recommendation of the
 10 national association for the advancement of colored people legal defense
 11 fund.
 12 2. Each member of the board shall serve a term of four years provided,
 13 however, that the initial term of the members appointed pursuant to
 14 paragraph (a), (b), (d), (f) and (h) of subdivision one of this section
 15 shall be for a period of two years. All appointments to the board shall
 16 be made no later than thirty days after the effective date of this
 17 section. A vacancy on the board shall be filled promptly in the same
 18 manner as the original appointment. No individual who is actively affil-
 19 iated with a law enforcement agency shall be eligible for appointment or
 20 continued service as a member of the board.
 21 3. The members of the board shall receive no compensation for their
 22 services but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
 23 incurred in the performance of their function under this section. The
 24 office of the superintendent of state police shall provide staff, a main
 25 office and other financial