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Int 2112-2020

Making public the disciplinary records of police department leadership.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Public Safetyintroduced 2020-10-15

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2020-10-15Passed: 2021-12-31

Summary

This bill would require the Inspector General for the Police Department to make public the disciplinary records of leadership in the New York City Police Department by submitting such records to the Council and by posting such records on the Department of Investigation’s website. This bill would also require the Inspector General for the Police Department to review such records and to submit a report to the Council, as well as to post such report on the Department of Investigation’s website, that summarizes instances of substantiated misconduct and related disciplinary measures documented in such records.

Committee on Public Safety — Police Department, Civilian Complaint Review Board, and Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, courts, legal services, District Attorneys, and the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor.

How it compares

16% of similar bills passed

8 passed · 42 died

This bill: 441 days in committee

Similar bills: median 614 days · 344 days when passed

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Sponsors (3)

Laurie A. Cumbo(prime)
Ben Kallos
Margaret S. Chin

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2020-10-15 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2020-10-15 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2020-10-15 · 1:30 PM · - REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 1) -

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. a. Definitions. For purposes of this local law, the term "inspector general for the police department" means the individual responsible for implementing the duties set forth in paragraph 1 of subdivision c of section 803 of the New York city charter. b. No later than 60 days after the effective date of this local law, the inspector general for the police department shall submit to the speaker of the council and shall publish on the website of the department of investigation the disciplinary records of all members of the police department who have a leadership or supervisory role, including, but not necessarily limited to, the following members: 1. The commissioner of police; 2. The first deputy commissioner; 3. The chief of department; 4. Deputy commissioners; 5. Chiefs; 6. Captains; 7. Lieutenants; and 8. Sergeants. c. The inspector general for the police department shall conduct a review of the disciplinary records made public pursuant to subdivision b of section one of this local law for the purpose of preparing a report to summarize the information contained in such records. Such report shall identify each member of the police department in a leadership or supervisory role, and for each such member shall identify: 1. All instances of substantiated misconduct, whether based on violation of law, rule or regulation, or policy or procedure of the police department; and 2. For each instance of substantiated misconduct, the type of misconduct substantiated and the discipline rendered, if any. d. No later than 90 days after the effective date of this local law, the inspector general for the police department shall submit to the speaker of the council and shall publish on the website of the department of investigation the report required in subdivision c of section one of this local law. e. This local law shall not be construed to require the disclosure of information where otherwise prohibited by law. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately. NC LS #15546 8/31/20 1 1