STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3097 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 23, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DILAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law and the civil service law, in relation to providing for police training high schools in certain city school districts and making provisions for their graduates' further education and recruitment The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The section heading of section 2555 of the education law, 2 such section as renumbered by chapter 762 of the laws of 1950, is 3 amended and a new subdivision 4 is added to read as follows: 4 Kindergartens, nursery [and], night schools and police training high 5 schools. 6 4. a. Each school district subject to the provisions of this article 7 may establish a police training high school or police training program 8 in an existing high school within its district, except that the city of 9 New York may establish such a high school in each of its boroughs. Such 10 high schools or programs shall serve students in grades nine through 11 twelve and shall provide, in addition to the standard high school 12 curriculum otherwise prescribed by law, specialized courses containing 13 education and training to prepare students for admission to police acad- 14 emies and careers as police officers. 15 b. Guidelines for the curriculum for such police education and train- 16 ing courses shall be prescribed by the commissioner, in consultation 17 with the division of criminal justice services and the municipal police 18 training council. Each high school or program may further develop its 19 own curriculum in consultation with a unit of the state university of 20 New York or the city university of New York having a criminal justice 21 school or program. 22 c. Such high schools or programs shall serve students living in police 23 precincts having high juvenile delinquency rates. School authorities EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06790-01-5
A. 3097 2 1 shall recruit students from such areas. Each class shall contain no more 2 than twenty students, and each high school or program shall contain no 3 more than twenty classes. 4 d. The police training curriculum shall include a summer school compo- 5 nent. This component shall be offered at one or more of the campuses of 6 the city university of New York or the state university of New York 7 having programs in criminal justice. Necessary arrangements therefor 8 shall be made by the commissioner in consultation with the chancellors 9 of such universities. The commissioner may, in their discretion, arrange 10 for a summer school component to be offered at a community college. 11 § 2. The section heading of section 2514 of the education law, as 12 added by chapter 762 of the laws of 1950, is amended and a new subdivi- 13 sion 4 is added to read as follows: 14 Kindergartens, nursery [and], night schools and police training high 15 schools. 16 4. a. Each school district subject to the provisions of this article, 17 in a city having a population of one hundred thousand or more, may 18 establish a police training high school or police training programs in 19 an existing high school within its district, except that the city of New 20 York may establish such a high school in each of its boroughs. Such high 21 schools or programs shall serve students in grades nine through twelve 22 and shall provide, in addition to the standard high school curriculum 23 otherwise prescribed by law, specialized courses containing education 24 and training to prepare students for admission to police academies and 25 careers as police officers. 26 b. Guidelines for the curriculum for such police education and train- 27 ing courses shall be prescribed by the commissioner, in consultation 28 with the division of criminal justice services and the municipal police 29 training council. Each high school or program may further develop its 30 own curriculum in consultation with a unit of the state university of 31 New York or the city university of New York having a criminal justice 32 school or program. 33 c. Such high schools or programs shall serve students living in police 34 precincts having high juvenile delinquency rates. School authorities 35 shall recruit students from such areas. Each class shall contain no more 36 than twenty students, and each high school or program shall contain no 37 more than twenty classes. 38 d. The police training curriculum shall include a summer school compo- 39 nent. This component shall be offered at one or more of the campuses of 40 the city university of New York or the state university of New York 41 having programs in criminal justice. Necessary arrangements therefor 42 shall be made by the commissioner in consultation with the chancellors 43 of such universities. The commissioner may, in their discretion, arrange 44 for a summer school component to be offered at a community college. 45 § 3. The education law is amended by adding a new section 319 to read 46 as follows: 47 § 319. Police officer training corps (POTC). 1. The commissioner, in 48 cooperation with the chancellors of the city university of New York and 49 the state university of New York shall establish a POTC program to be 50 offered at each college of such universities offering undergraduate 51 programs in criminal justice. 52 2. Such POTC program shall be based on the reserve officer training 53 corps (ROTC) of the armed forces of the United States. 54 § 4. The education law is amended by adding a new section 355-f to 55 read as follows:
A. 3097 3 1 § 355-f. Special police officer education and training powers and 2 duties. 1. The state university shall cooperate with the commissioner in 3 establishing and implementing the police training summer school compo- 4 nent provided for in subdivision four of section twenty-five hundred 5 fourteen or subdivision four of section twenty-five hundred fifty-five 6 of this chapter. 7 2. The state university shall cooperate with the commissioner in 8 establishing a police officer training corps (POTC) provided for in 9 section three hundred nineteen of this title. 10 3. In the consideration of applications for admission to undergraduate 11 criminal justice programs, an applicant's graduation from a police 12 training high school or program established pursuant to subdivision four 13 of section twenty-five hundred fourteen or subdivision four of section 14 twenty-five hundred fifty-five of this chapter shall be regarded as a 15 factor weighing in favor of admission. 16 § 5. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6204-b to 17 read as follows: 18 § 6204-b. Special police officer education and training powers and 19 duties. 1. The city university shall cooperate with the commissioner in 20 establishing and implementing the police training summer school compo- 21 nent provided for in subdivision four of section twenty-five hundred 22 fourteen or subdivision four of section twenty-five hundred fifty-five 23 of this chapter. 24 2. The city university shall cooperate with the commissioner in estab- 25 lishing a police officer training corps (POTC) provided for in section 26 three hundred nineteen of this chapter. 27 3. In the consideration of applications for admission to John Jay 28 college of criminal justice or any other undergraduate criminal justice 29 programs, an applicant's graduation from a police training high school 30 established pursuant to subdivision four of section twenty-five hundred 31 fourteen or subdivision four of section twenty-five hundred fifty-five 32 of this chapter shall be regarded as a factor weighing in favor of 33 admission. 34 § 6. Article 4 of the civil service law is amended by adding a new 35 title C to read as follows: 36 TITLE C 37 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR POLICE RECRUITMENT 38 Section 67. Special provisions for police recruitment. 39 § 67. Special provisions for police recruitment. 1. (a) The provisions 40 of this section shall supersede any inconsistent provisions of this 41 article and shall apply to the recruitment of persons to fill all avail- 42 able positions as police officers, as the term "police officer" is 43 defined by subdivision thirty-four of section 1.20 of the criminal 44 procedure law, in any city with a population of one hundred thousand or 45 more which has adopted a local law which grants additional credits in 46 competitive examinations for original appointment as described in subdi- 47 vision two of this section. 48 (b) For the purposes of this section, the term "graduate" means a 49 person graduated from a police training high school or program estab- 50 lished pursuant to subdivision four of section twenty-five hundred four- 51 teen or subdivision four of section twenty-five hundred fifty-five of 52 the education law. 53 2. Additional credits in competitive examinations for original 54 appointment. 55 (a) In any city with a population of one hundred thousand or more 56 which has adopted a local law which grants additional credit in compet-
A. 3097 4 1 itive nominations for original appointment to graduates as defined in 2 paragraph (b) of subdivision one of this section, on all eligible lists 3 resulting from competitive examinations, the names of eligibles shall be 4 entered in the order of their respective final earned ratings on exam- 5 ination, with the name of the eligible with the highest final earned 6 rating at the head of such list, provided, however, that for the purpose 7 of determining final earned ratings, such graduates shall be entitled to 8 receive five points additional in a competitive examination for original 9 appointment. 10 (b) Such additional credit shall be added to the final earned rating 11 of such graduate after they have qualified in the competitive examina- 12 tion and shall be granted only at the time of establishment of the 13 resulting eligible list. 14 3. Application for additional credit; proof of eligibility; establish- 15 ment of eligible list. Any candidate, believing themself entitled to 16 additional credit in a competitive examination as provided herein, may 17 make application for such additional credit at any time between the date 18 of their application for examination and the date of the establishment 19 of the resulting eligible list. Such candidates shall be allowed a peri- 20 od of not less than two months from the date of the filing of their 21 application for examination in which to establish by appropriate docu- 22 mentary proof their eligibility to receive additional credit under this 23 section. At any time after two months have elapsed since the final date 24 for filing applications for a competitive examination for original 25 appointment, the eligible list resulting from such examination may be 26 established, notwithstanding the fact that a graduate who has applied 27 for additional credit has failed to establish their eligibility to 28 receive such additional credit. A candidate who fails to establish, by 29 appropriate documentary proof, their eligibility to receive additional 30 credit by the time an eligible list is established shall not thereafter 31 be granted additional credit on such eligible list. 32 4. The additional credit granted pursuant to this section shall be in 33 addition to any other additional credit that may be authorized pursuant 34 to any general, special or local law. 35 5. In addition to consideration of competitive examination results, 36 in the recruitment of police officers, additional consideration and 37 weight shall be accorded to graduates as follows: 38 (a) A graduate's status as an applicant with pertinent and specialized 39 training shall be considered as additional evidence of fitness for 40 appointment; 41 (b) A graduate's successful completion of an undergraduate program in 42 criminal justice shall be considered as additional evidence of fitness 43 for appointment; and 44 (c) A graduate's employment by a police department or agency in a 45 civilian or non-sworn capacity shall be considered as additional 46 evidence of fitness for appointment. 47 § 7. This act shall take effect immediately.