Referred to: The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee (Chairman Briggs

and Legislators Fabiano, Lapp, Maio, and Rodriguez)

Legislator Ronald G. Lapp, Jr. offers the following:

WHEREAS, every day Troopers, Deputy Sheriffs, police officers, peace

officers, and first responders, including but not limited to fire personnel and EMS,

do what is necessary to serve and protect the public; and

WHEREAS, Troopers, Deputy Sheriffs, police officers, peace officers, and

first responders put their lives on the line because of the nature of their jobs; and

WHEREAS, Troopers, Deputy Sheriffs, police officers, peace officers, and

first responders must be free from all interference in the performance of their duties

and free from worry about being harmed by others to effectively perform their jobs;

and

WHEREAS, the attacks on Troopers, Deputy Sheriffs, police officers, peace

officers, and first responders have increased significantly in the last several years;

and

WHEREAS, it necessary to provide every possible protection to Troopers,

Deputy Sheriffs, police officers, peace officers, and first responders; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature supports all Troopers, Deputy

Sheriffs, police officers, peace officers, and first responders, and is committed to

their protection; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature finds that it is necessary to have

additional deterrents to stop the attacks on Troopers, Deputy Sheriffs, police officers,

peace officers, and first responders; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature determines that one deterrent

would be to expand the Hate Crimes Law, New York Penal Law §485.05 to include

Troopers, Deputy Sheriffs, police officers, peace officers, and first responders,

including but not limited to fire personnel and EMS, to those victims enumerated

under the Hate Crimes Law; now it be therefore 

RESOLVED, the Ulster County Legislature requests that the New York State

Legislature and the Governor enact a law to add the term “the occupation of Trooper,

Deputy Sheriff, police officer, peace officer, and first responder, including but not

limited to fire personnel and EMS” to NY Penal Law §§485.05 (1)(a) and (b) and

(2) and add “section 120.08 (assault on a Trooper, Deputy Sheriff, police officer,

peace officer, or first responder, including but not limited to fire personnel and

EMS)” and “section 120.11 (aggravated assault upon a police officer or peace

officer) to NY Penal Law §485.05 (3)”; and be it further

RESOLVED, that these intentions be transmitted to New York State Senators

George A. Amedore, John J. Bonacic, William J. Larkin, Jr. and James Seward, and

New York State Assemblymen Kevin A. Cahill, Frank K. Skartados, Brian D. Miller,

and Peter Lopez,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 15 NOES: 8

(Noes: Bartels, Berky, Delaune, Donaldson, Greene, Heppner,

J. Parete, and Rodriguez)

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on February 28, 2017

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

NONE

Legislator Lapp motioned, seconded by Legislator Maio, to insert the language

“including but not limited to fire personnel and EMS” in the first WHEREAS, the

last WHEREAS, and the first RESOLVED, as indicated above in bold font.

MOTION ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 23 NOES: 0 

STATE OF NEW YORK

 ss:

COUNTY OF ULSTER

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Legislature of the County of Ulster, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is

the original resolution adopted by the Ulster County Legislature on the 22nd Day of March in the year Two Thousand and

Seventeen, and said resolution shall remain on file in the office of said clerk.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the County of Ulster this 24th Day of March

in the year Two Thousand and Seventeen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature