Section 209-AA*2. Appointment of private college campus security officers at independent non-profit colleges  


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  • 1. Notwithstanding any other provision  of law to the contrary, the chief law enforcement officer  charged  with
      oversight  of  law  enforcement throughout a city having a population of
      less than one million may appoint as  private  college  campus  security
      officers  security  guards employed by an independent non-profit college
      upon the request of such independent non-profit  college  in  accordance
      with  the  provisions  of  section sixty-four hundred thirty-five of the
      education law. The chief law enforcement officer may appoint such campus
      security officers pursuant to this  section  only  if  more  than  fifty
      percent  of  the  total  acreage  of real property owned by or under the
      control of such independent non-profit college is  located  within  such
      city  and  the  city  council,  pursuant to local law or resolution duly
      adopted, has authorized such  chief  law  enforcement  officer  to  make
      appointments   pursuant  to  this  section.  Any  such  security  guards
      appointed  as  campus  security  officers  shall  be  employees  of  the
      independent non-profit college requesting such appointment and shall not
      be officers, agents, servants or employees of such chief law enforcement
      officer  or  his city of jurisdiction nor be considered public officers,
      agents, servants or employees. Such campus security officers shall  only
      have  the  powers set forth in section sixty-four hundred thirty-five of
      the education law.
        2. The chief law enforcement  officer  may  condition  appointment  as
      private  college campus security officers upon compliance by such campus
      security officers with written procedures established by such chief  law
      enforcement officer in order to ensure a coordinated and cooperative law
      enforcement  effort  and  the  payment  of  an administrative fee not to
      exceed fifty dollars per year per campus security officer and may revoke
      such appointments at any  time  for  material  non-compliance  with  the
      requirements  of  such  written procedures or section sixty-four hundred
      thirty-five of the education law or for  any  other  reason  that  shall
      disqualify  a  security  guard  from  being  a  campus  security officer
      pursuant to the provisions of such section.
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