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S4448 • 2025

Authorizes the county of Clinton to employ retired former members of the division of state police as special patrol officers

Authorizes the county of Clinton to employ retired former members of the division of state police as special patrol officers

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Dan Stec
Last action
2026-06-01
Official status
In Assembly Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Authorizes the county of Clinton to employ retired former members of the division of state police as special patrol officers

Authorizes the county of Clinton to employ retired former members of the division of state police as special patrol officers Authorizes the county of Clinton to employ retired former members of the division of state police as special patrol officers.

What This Bill Does

  • Authorizes the county of Clinton to employ retired former members of the division of state police as special patrol officers Authorizes the county of Clinton to employ retired former members of the division of state police as special patrol officers.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-01 Senate

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

  2. 2026-06-01 Senate

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1455

  3. 2026-06-01 Senate

    HOME RULE REQUEST

  4. 2026-06-01 Senate

    PASSED SENATE

  5. 2026-06-01 Senate

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  6. 2026-06-01 Assembly

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

  7. 2026-01-16 Senate

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

  8. 2026-01-16 Senate

    PRINT NUMBER 4448A

  9. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

  10. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    RETURNED TO SENATE

  11. 2026-01-07 Senate

    REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

  12. 2025-06-10 Senate

    PASSED SENATE

  13. 2025-06-10 Senate

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  14. 2025-06-10 Assembly

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

  15. 2025-05-29 Senate

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  16. 2025-05-28 Senate

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  17. 2025-05-27 Senate

    1ST REPORT CAL.1310

  18. 2025-02-05 Senate

    REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

Official Summary Text

Authorizes the county of Clinton to employ retired former members of the division of state police as special patrol officers
Authorizes the county of Clinton to employ retired former members of the division of state police as special patrol officers.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          4448

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                    February 5, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  STEC  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions

        AN ACT to amend the civil service law,  in  relation  to  employment  of
          retired  members  of  the  division  of state police as special patrol
          officers in in the county of Clinton

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section  1. Section 58 of the civil service law is amended by adding a
     2  new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
     3    1-A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE  CONTRARY,  INCLUDING
     4  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, THE COUNTY OF CLINTON, MAY AUTHOR-
     5  IZE THE APPOINTMENT AND EMPLOYMENT, WITHOUT  EXAMINATION  OR  COMPLIANCE
     6  WITH ANY OTHER REQUIREMENT OF THIS SECTION, AS A SPECIAL PATROL OFFICER,
     7  OF ANY RETIRED FORMER MEMBER OF THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08269-01-5