New York S 5418: Authorizes localities to waive citizenship requirements for certain police and firefighters in their jurisdictions

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S05418 Summary:

BILL NOS05418 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORLANZA

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §3, Pub Off L

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Authorizes localities to waive citizenship requirements for certain police and firefighters in their jurisdictions.

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BILL NOS05418 

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02/21/2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5418

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
 ment Operations

 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to authorizing the
 waiver of citizenship requirements for certain police and firefighters

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

 1 Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 1-b to read as follows:
 3 1-b. Citizenship requirements of police and/or firefighters. Notwith-
 4 standing any general, special or local law or administrative code to the
 5 contrary, the local governing bodies of the several cities, counties,
 6 towns, villages, police and fire districts of the state are hereby
 7 authorized to waive any citizenship requirements from the qualifications
 8 of police officers and/or firefighters upon the submission by the police
 9 officer or firefighter candidate of proof of having received an honor-
 10 able or general discharge from the United States army, navy, air force,
 11 marines, coast guard, and/or reserves thereof, and/or the army national
 12 guard, air national guard, New York guard and/or New York naval militia.
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09506-01-5

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