File #: Int 0818-2024    Version: * Name: Prohibiting triple tours of duty for department of correction custodial officers
Type: Introduction Status: Committee
Committee: Committee on Criminal Justice
On agenda: 4/18/2024
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting triple tours of duty for department of correction custodial officers
Sponsors: Robert F. Holden, Kamillah Hanks, Farah N. Louis, Lincoln Restler, Joseph C. Borelli, Vickie Paladino, David M. Carr
Council Member Sponsors: 7
Summary: This bill would limit the assignment of tours of duty for Department of Correction (“DOC”) custodial officers to not more than two consecutive tours of duty. The bill would establish a tour of duty as consisting of not more than 8 consecutive hours. Assignment of additional hours into a third consecutive tour of duty would be prohibited.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 818, 2. Int. No. 818, 3. April 18, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 4-18-24, 5. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - April 18, 2024

Int. No. 818

 

By Council Members Holden, Hanks, Louis, Restler, Borelli, Paladino and Carr

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting triple tours of duty for department of correction custodial officers

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Section 9-116 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision e to read as follows:

e. Custodial officers shall be assigned to not more than two consecutive tours of duty. A tour of duty shall consist of not more than 8 consecutive hours. Assignment of additional hours into a third consecutive tour of duty is prohibited.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

 

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