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A 6452: Requires the superintendent of state police to develop, maintain and disseminate to all members of the division of state police a critical incident leave policy requiring critical incident paid leave for any members directly involved in a critical incident; prohibits such superintendent from taking any punitive administrative action against any member of the division of state police granted critical incident leave solely on the basis of the provision of such leave.
What A 6452 does, verified July 2, 2025
The bill aims to establish a critical incident leave policy for members of the Division of State Police. This policy will require paid leave for members directly involved in a critical incident, which is defined as an action resulting in the serious physical injury or death of another person where the use of force was justified. The leave will be granted for at least twenty calendar days for the member who was directly involved and proximately caused the incident, and fifteen calendar days for members who were directly involved but not the direct cause. The leave may be delayed for minimum necessary staffing levels or community safety, but only for as long as necessary. The superintendent may withhold future paid leave if it's determined that the incident did not occur, but the amount withheld will not exceed the original leave provided. The bill also prohibits the superintendent from t…
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Last action: substituted by s2681b (2025-06-13)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6452
- What is the current status of A 6452?
- As of July 2, 2025, A 6452 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on June 13, 2025, was "substituted by s2681b".
- Did A 6452 pass?
- Not yet. A 6452 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6452, and where is it now?
- A 6452 was authored by Asm. Patrick Burke with 12 coauthors.
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| Jun. 13, 2025 | substituted by s2681b |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | ordered to third reading rules cal.733 |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | rules report cal.733 |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | reported |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | reported referred to rules |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 5, 2025 · 436 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6452 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the development of a critical incident policy for members of the division of state police The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 214-j 2 to read as follows: 3 § 214-j. Critical incident policy. 1. The superintendent shall devel- 4 op, maintain and disseminate to all members of the division of state 5 police a critical incident leave policy requiring critical incident paid 6 leave for any members of the division of state police directly involved 7 in a critical incident. 8 2. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the 9 following meanings: 10 (a) the term "critical incident" shall mean any action taken by a 11 member of the division of state police during the course of the perform- 12 ance of their official duties resulting in the serious physical injury 13 or death of another person; and 14 (b) the term "critical incident paid leave" shall mean paid leave of 15 thirty calendar days for any member of the division of state police 16 whose official actions were the direct and proximate cause of the seri- 17 ous physical injury or death of another person, and paid leave of 18 fifteen calendar days for any member of the division of state police 19 who, although directly involved in a critical incident, was not the 20 direct and proximate cause of the serious physical injury or death of 21 another person. 22 3. The superintendent shall be prohibited from taking any punitive 23 administrative action against any member of the division of state police 24 granted critical incident leave under this section solely on the basis 25 of the provision of such leave. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06346-01-5A. 6452 2 1 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 2 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- 3 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- 4 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 5 completed on or before such effective date.
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