Enacts the "Nassau future protectors act"

◆ The sponsor's argument

Why Steve Rhoads says this is needed

The Nassau County Law Enforcement Explorers Program is a world-class, voluntary law enforcement exploring program which provides young adults in Nassau County who may be interested in a career in law enforcement with a comprehensive program of training, competition, leadership skills, service and practical experiences. The Nassau County Law Enforcement Explorers Program helps young adults be responsible and build character. The Nassau County Law Enforcement Explorers Program also empowers participants to become more independent, develop social relationships, and experience positive physical and psychological chang- es. The Nassau County Law Enforcement Explorers Program effectively prepares participants for successful careers in the area of Law Enforce- ment. This legislation would incentivize greater participation in Nassau Coun- ty Law Enforcement Explorers Program and assist with law enforcement recruitment by providing a participant who has served as a Nassau County law enforcement explorer for a minimum of four years with an additional five points on a competitive civil service examination and any partic- ipant who has served for less than four years with an additional two points. Such additional credit shall be added to the final earned rating of such Nassau County law enforcement explorer, after they qualified in the competitive examination and would be granted only at the time of establishment of the resulting eligible list. Eligible lists will include the additional Nassau County Law Enforcement Explorers Program credits in scores of candidates who meet the aforementioned conditions and provide the necessary documentation to establish eligibility to the Department of Civil Service and respective municipal Civil Service Commission.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.