Bill > A03097

This bill establishes a comprehensive program for police training high schools in city school districts with populations of 100,000 or more, particularly focusing on areas with high juvenile delinquency rates. The legislation creates specialized high school programs that will serve students in grades nine through twelve, offering a standard curriculum alongside specialized courses designed to prepare students for police academy admission and careers in law enforcement. These schools will have small class sizes (no more than 20 students per class, with a maximum of 20 classes), and will include a summer school component to be offered at CUNY or SUNY campuses with criminal justice programs. The bill also establishes a Police Officer Training Corps (POTC) modeled after the military's ROTC program and provides preferential admissions treatment for graduates of these police training high schools at state and city universities. Additionally, the bill amends civil service law to give graduates of these programs additional points (5) in competitive police officer examinations and requires recruiters to give extra consideration to these graduates' specialized training, criminal justice education, and any prior law enforcement-related employment when making hiring decisions. The overall goal is to create a structured pathway from high school to a career in law enforcement, particularly in communities with high crime rates.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A3097