NY Exec L § 839 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 35 - Division of Criminal Justice Services 839 - Municipal Police Training Council.

§ 839. Municipal  police  training council. 1. There is hereby created within the division a municipal police training council composed of  ten members, who shall be selected as follows:  (a)  one  shall  be appointed by the governor who shall be a full-time faculty member of a college or university who teaches  in  the  area  of criminal justice or police science;  (b) one shall be appointed by the governor from a list of at least six nominees  submitted  by  the  New  York state sheriffs' association, who shall be incumbent sheriffs in the state having at least  two  years  of service on the law enforcement training committee of such association or having  other  specialized experience in connection with police training which, in the opinion of the chairman of such law  enforcement  training committee,  provides  the sheriff with at least an equivalent background in the field of police training; and  (c) one shall be appointed by the governor from a list of at least six nominees submitted by the  New  York  state  association  of  chiefs  of police,  who  shall  be  incumbent  chiefs of police or commissioners of police of a municipality in the state  having  at  least  two  years  of service  on  the police training committee of such association or having other specialized experience in connection with police  training  which, in  the opinion of the chairman of such training committee, provides the chief of police or commissioner of police with at  least  an  equivalent background in the field of police training; and  (d) one shall be the commissioner of police of the city of New York or a member of his department, designated by such commissioner and approved by the governor; and  (e) one shall be the superintendent of the state police; and  (f)  one  shall be appointed by the governor who shall be an incumbent chief of police or commissioner of police from  a  municipality  in  the state  with  a  police  department  consisting  of more than one hundred officers; and  (g) one shall be appointed by the governor who shall be  an  incumbent sheriff  in  the  state from an agency with more than one hundred deputy sheriffs; and  (h)  one  shall  be  appointed  by  the  governor  who  shall   be   a representative of victims of crime; and  (i)   one   shall  be  appointed  by  the  governor  who  shall  be  a representative  from  a  community  with  high  numbers  of  police  and community interactions; and  (j)  one  shall be appointed by the governor who shall be an incumbent executive from a peace officer employing agency or municipality.   2. The governor shall designate from among the members of the  council a chairman who shall serve during the pleasure of the governor.   3.  All  members  of  the  council  appointed by the governor shall be appointed for terms of two years, such terms to commence on April first, and expire on March thirty-first. Any member chosen to  fill  a  vacancy created  otherwise than by expiration of term shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the member whom he is to succeed. Vacancies caused  by expiration  of a term or otherwise shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments. Any member  may  be  reappointed  for  additional terms.   4.  Any  member of the council appointed pursuant to paragraphs (b) or (c) of subdivision one of this section as an incumbent sheriff, chief of police or commissioner of police, as the case may be, shall  immediately upon  the termination of his holding of said office or employment, cease to be a member of the council.   5. The council shall meet at least four times in  each  year.  Special meetings may be called by the chairman and shall be called by him at the  request  of  the  governor or upon the written request of six members of the council. The council may establish its own requirements as to quorum and its own procedures with respect to the conduct of its  meetings  and other  affairs;  provided, however, that all recommendations made by the council to the governor pursuant to subdivision  one  of  section  eight hundred  forty of this chapter shall require the affirmative vote of six members of the council.   6. Membership on the council shall not constitute the  holding  of  an office,  and  members  of  the council shall not be required to take and file oaths of office before serving on the council.  The  council  shall not have the right to exercise any portion of the sovereign power of the state.   7.  The members of the council shall receive no compensation for their services but shall  be  allowed  their  actual  and  necessary  expenses incurred in the performance of their functions hereunder.   8.  No  member  of  the council shall be disqualified from holding any public office or employment, nor shall he forfeit  any  such  office  or employment,  by reason of his appointment hereunder, notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special  or  local  law,  ordinance  or  city charter.