219-B - The New York state court officer academy.

§  219-b.  The New York state court officer academy. 1. There shall be  established a New York state court officer academy (hereinafter referred  to in this section as the "academy"). This  academy  shall  serve  as  a  center  for  the  provision  of education and training to New York state  court officers and other non-judicial employees of the  New  York  state  courts.    2.  The  chief  administrator of the courts may enter into one or more  agreements jointly with the  dormitory  authority  and  with  any  other  person,  firm,  association,  corporation  or  agency  pursuant to which  facilities for such academy shall be procured, constructed or  otherwise  provided  and thereafter maintained; provided that: (a) a branch of such  academy shall be established on the property or  properties  located  in  the  county  of  Kings; and (b) a second branch of such academy shall be  established in one or more facilities within  the  county  of  Saratoga.  Expenses of the unified court system in relation to such an agreement or  agreements  shall be paid out of funds appropriated to the judiciary for  that purpose.    3.  Except  as  otherwise  provided  in  an  agreement  specified   in  subdivision  two  of  this  section,  the  academy  shall  be  deemed  a  court-related agency of the unified court system and shall  be  operated  by nonjudicial employees thereof.