Bill Text: NY S01426 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to crisis intervention training for police officers in any city having a population of one million or more.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO CODES [S01426 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S01426-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1426

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 11, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation  to  crisis  intervention
          training

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 840 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 8 to read as follows:
     3    8. The council shall, in addition:
     4    (a) Develop,  maintain  and  disseminate,  in  consultation  with  the
     5  commissioner  of  mental  hygiene  and the commissioner of the office of
     6  alcoholism and substance abuse services, written policies and procedures
     7  regarding protocols for response to crisis situations involving  persons
     8  with  mental  illness and/or substance abuse problems. Such policies and
     9  procedures shall make provisions for the education and training  of  all
    10  new  and  veteran police officers in any city having a population of one
    11  million or more on the  protocols  for  response  to  crisis  situations
    12  involving  persons  with mental illness and/or substance abuse problems;
    13  and
    14    (b) Recommend to the governor, rules and regulations with  respect  to
    15  the  establishment  and implementation on an ongoing basis of a training
    16  program for all current and new police officers in  any  city  having  a
    17  population  of one million or more regarding the policies and procedures
    18  established pursuant to this subdivision, along with recommendations for
    19  periodic retraining of such officers.
    20    § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
    21  have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
    22  repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
    23  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
    24  on or before such effective date.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04436-01-3