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                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 5, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sens.  KLEIN, HASSELL-THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered
         printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
       AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to enacting  the
         "Homeland Security peace officer status act"
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
    2  the "Homeland Security peace officer status act".
    3    S 2. Section 2.15 of the criminal procedure law is amended by adding a
    4  new subdivision 28 to read as follows:
    5    28.  FEDERAL  PROTECTIVE  SERVICE  OF  THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
    6  HOMELAND SECURITY POLICE OFFICERS, INSPECTORS AND SPECIAL AGENTS.
    7    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD01330-02-1