Gov. Andrew Cuomo is asking state lawmakers to make permanent an executive order he first signed more than three years ago that appointed the New York attorney general as special prosecutor in cases where a law enforcement officer causes the death of an unarmed civilian.

The proposal, included in Cuomo’s executive budget legislation this month, would also task the attorney general’s office with developing a statewide policy for those officers to follow when deciding whether to use force in an encounter, according to the legislation.