File #: SLR 0091-2005    Version: * Name: Waiving citizenship requirements for NYC police officers and firefighters
Type: SLR Status: Filed
Committee: Committee on State and Federal Legislation
On agenda: 5/25/2005
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: State Legislation Resolution requesting the New York State Legislature to pass a bill introduced by Assembly Member Espaillat, A.5440, “AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to waiving the citizenship requirements for New York City police officers and firefighters”.
Sponsors: Joel Rivera, Lewis A. Fidler, John C. Liu, Larry B. Seabrook, Kendall Stewart
Council Member Sponsors: 5

State Legislation Resolution No. 91

 

State Legislation Resolution requesting the New York State Legislature to pass a bill introduced by Assembly Member Espaillat, A.5440, “AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to waiving the citizenship requirements for New York City police officers and firefighters”.

 

By Council Members Rivera, Fidler, Liu, Seabrook and Stewart

 

Whereas, a bill has been introduced in the New York State Legislature by Assembly Member Espaillat, A.5440, “ AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to waiving the citizenship requirements for New York City police officers and firefighters; and

 

                     Whereas, the enactment of the above State Legislation requires the concurrence of the Council of the City of New York as the local legislative body; now, therefore, be it

 

                     Resolved, that the Council of the City of New York, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of Article 9 of the Constitution of the State of New York, does hereby request the New York State Legislature to enact into law the aforesaid pending bill.

 

                     Referred to the Committee on State and Federal Legislation.