S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7645 I N S E N A T E February 3, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to granting peace officer status to certain public safety officers employed by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new subdivision 86 to read as follows: 86. (A) PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE WHO ARE DESIGNATED AS PEACE OFFICERS BY THE PRESIDENT OF RENS- SELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, WITH CONCURRENCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPHS (B), (C), AND (D) OF THIS SUBDIVISION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO AUTHORIZE ANY SUCH OFFICER TO CARRY, POSSESS, REPAIR, OR DISPOSE OF A FIREARM UNLESS THE APPROPRIATE LICENSE THEREFOR HAS BEEN ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 400.00 OF THE PENAL LAW. (B) FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE GROUNDS, BUILDINGS, AND PROPERTY OF RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF LAW AND ORDER, THE PRESIDENT OF RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE MAY, WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, APPOINT AND REMOVE SUCH NUMBER OF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS DESIGNATED AS PEACE OFFICERS AS IS DETERMINED BY SUCH PRESIDENT AND BOARD TO BE NECESSARY FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER CONSISTENT WITH THIS SUBDIVISION. SUCH RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE PEACE OFFICERS SO APPOINTED SHALL BE EMPLOYEES OF RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND SUBJECT TO ITS SUPERVISION AND CONTROL. SUCH RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE PEACE OFFICERS SHALL HAVE THE POWERS OF PEACE OFFICERS WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF EMPLOYMENT OF THE GROUNDS OR PREMISES OWNED, CONTROLLED, OR ADMINISTERED BY RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE WITHIN THE COUNTY OF RENSSELAER, ON ANY PUBLIC STREET AND SIDEWALK THAT ABUTS THE GROUNDS, BUILDINGS, OR PROPERTY OF SUCH UNIVERSITY, AND BEYOND SUCH GEOGRAPHIC AREA WITH THE APPROVAL OR REQUEST OF THE CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT JURISDICTION OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE, FOR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets