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NY A09031
Bill
Status
1/21/2022
Primary Sponsor
Karl Brabenec
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AI Summary
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Establishes the "Defund Municipalities that Defund the Police Act" as a new section 184 of New York Executive Law, effective immediately.
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Defines a "defunding municipality" as a county, city, town, or village that either abolishes its police department with no intent to reconstitute it, or significantly reduces police budget without reallocating funds to community-policing programs (unless the municipality faced significant revenue decrease).
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Requires the director of the division of budget to withhold state funding from defunding municipalities in an amount equal to the percentage by which the police department budget was reduced.
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Allows the director to discontinue withholdings once a municipality no longer qualifies as a defunding municipality under the law's definition.
Legislative Description
Establishes the "Defund Municipalities that Defund the Police Act" which provides for a withholding of a certain amount of state funding for a defunding municipality.
Last Action
referred to local governments
1/21/2022