NY A00663

Creates a canine officer health monitoring fund allowing state agencies, municipal corporations, and public authorities to apply for reimbursement of health and injury costs for police dogs

Requires applicants to first apply for available federal funds before receiving state reimbursement; the commissioner may waive this requirement for good cause and must maintain public records of all waivers

Mandates reporting of each canine officer's name and 10-year health cost history when seeking reimbursement, with state payments reduced by any federal or other funds received for the same purpose

Requires the Division of Criminal Justice Services to maintain and annually update a database tracking canine officer claims, including the dog's name, employing agency, age, years of service, breed, job purpose (narcotics detection, explosives detection, tracking, therapy, etc.), and retirement status

De-identified canine officer data must be made available through Freedom of Information requests