NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A10961
SPONSOR: Smullen TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to qualifications
for holding the office of correction officer in the county of Montgomery
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL::
To allow individuals residing in counties adjoining Montgomery County to
hold the office of correction officer in the County
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS::
Section 1: Amends Section 3 of the public officers law to allow resi-
dents of Albany County, Delaware County, Greene County, Hamilton County,
Madison County, Oneida County, Rensselaer County, Warren County, and
Washington County to serve as correction officers in Montgomery County
Section 2: Sets the effective date
JUSTIFICATION::
This legislation comes at the request of the Montgomery County Legisla-
ture. The county has struggled to fill these necessary and important
positions; allowing individuals from nearby counties to serve would
ensure the effective administration of the Montgomery County Correction-
al Facility.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY::
New Bill
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS::
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE::
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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10961
IN ASSEMBLY
April 14, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. SMULLEN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to qualifications
for holding the office of correction officer in the county of Montgom-
ery
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 77 to read as follows:
3 77. In the county of Montgomery, the provisions of this section
4 requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision or
5 municipal corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen
6 or within which such person's official functions are required to be
7 exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the office of
8 correction officer in Montgomery county, provided, however, that such
9 person performing the duties and functions of correction officer resides
10 in Montgomery county or any adjoining county within New York state
11 unless otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature. Such
12 person performing the duties and functions of correction officer may
13 also reside in Albany county, Delaware county, Greene county, Hamilton
14 county, Madison county, Oneida county, Rensselaer county, Warren county,
15 or Washington county.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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