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NY A06605
Bill
Status
3/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Philip Palmesano
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AI Summary
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Authorizes school district governing boards, with commissioner approval, to employ school resource officers (SROs) at each school, with salaries eligible for state aid under Education Law section 3609-a
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Defines school resource officers broadly to include school safety officers, security officers, and similar positions providing safety/security on school grounds
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Permits SROs to be retired police officers, retired state troopers, retired deputy sheriffs, or active-duty law enforcement from towns, cities, villages, or county sheriff's departments
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Allows school districts to request SRO coverage for up to six days per week throughout the entire school year
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Raises the annual earnings limitation for retired police officers employed as school resource officers to $50,000 beginning in 2026, exempting them from standard post-retirement earnings caps
Legislative Description
Allows school resource officers to be hired with salary aidable to the school district; raises retirement salaries for such officers to fifty thousand dollars.
Last Action
referred to education
1/7/2026