New York A 3281: Establishes the police safety equipment grant program within the division of criminal justice services and makes an appropriation therefor

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A03281 Summary:

BILL NOA03281 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSmith

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COSPNSRAngelino, Chang, Novakhov, Manktelow, Mikulin, Morinello, Miller, Tannousis, Blankenbush, Ra,
 Palmesano, Brabenec, DeStefano, Bologna, Slater

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §839-a, Exec L

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Creates a police safety equipment grant program to provide for services and expenses related to police safety equipment; directs a sum of $30,000,000 to be appropriated to such program.

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BILL NOA03281 

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01/27/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3281

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 27, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SMITH, ANGELINO, CHANG, NOVAKHOV, MANKTELOW,
 MIKULIN, MORINELLO, MILLER, TANNOUSIS, BLANKENBUSH, RA, PALMESANO,
 BRABENEC, DeSTEFANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to creating the police
 safety equipment grant program; and making an appropriation therefor

 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 839-a
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 839-a. Police safety equipment grant program. There is hereby
 4 created within the division of criminal justice services a police safety
 5 equipment grant program to be administered by the commissioner to award
 6 grants to provide for services and expenses related to police safety
 7 equipment including, but not limited to, bullet resistant vests, ballis-
 8 tic vehicle door panels, riot shields, conducted energy devices and
 9 portable electronic tablets. A grant may be awarded upon submission of
 10 an application to the commissioner. Such application for a grant shall
 11 demonstrate a specific need for an award of a grant to provide protec-
 12 tive equipment for police officers as defined in section 1.20 of the
 13 criminal procedure law.
 14 § 2. The sum of thirty million dollars ($30,000,000), or so much ther-
 15 eof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the police safety
 16 equipment grant program as established pursuant to section 839-a of the
 17 executive law from any moneys in the state treasury not otherwise appro-
 18 priated and made immediately available to the division of criminal
 19 justice services for distribution to local law enforcement agencies for
 20 the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this act. Such moneys
 21 shall be payable on the audit and warrant of the comptroller on vouchers
 22 certified or approved by the commissioner of criminal justice services
 23 in the manner prescribed by law.
 24 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01498-01-5

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