Bill Text: NY S02068 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires police officers to attend annual diversity training seminars.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-06-03 - COMMITTED TO RULES [S02068 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S02068-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2068

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 19, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sens. TEDISCO, BORRELLO, JORDAN -- read twice and ordered
          printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

        AN ACT to amend the executive law, the general  municipal  law  and  the
          town  law,  in  relation to requiring police officers to attend annual
          diversity training seminars

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

     1    Section  1.  This  act  shall  be  known  and may be cited as the "law
     2  enforcement diversity and conflict mitigation training act".
     3    § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a  new  section  214-g  to
     4  read as follows:
     5    §  214-g.  Mandatory  diversity training. 1. The superintendent shall,
     6  for all members of the state police:
     7    (a) develop, maintain and disseminate written policies and  procedures
     8  requiring  all  state  police  officers and supervisors to attend annual
     9  diversity seminars providing training in  the  areas  of  diversity  and
    10  inclusion,  including  training pertaining to appropriate sensitivity to
    11  issues of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age and
    12  disability;
    13    (b) establish, and implement on an ongoing basis, a  training  program
    14  for  all  current  and  new state police officer employees regarding the
    15  policies and procedures established pursuant to this section; and
    16    (c) provide information pertaining to such policies and procedures  to
    17  municipal law enforcement agencies and departments for implementation by
    18  such  agencies  and  departments,  together with contact information for
    19  entities or individuals conducting such training as described in  subdi-
    20  vision two of this section.
    21    2.  The  superintendent  shall  contract with non-police professionals
    22  with expertise in the areas of  implicit  bias,  anger  management,  and
    23  diversity  training  to  conduct  the diversity seminars as described in
    24  subdivision one of this section.  The seminars shall be attended  by  at

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04118-01-1
        S. 2068                             2

     1  least one law enforcement official who will accentuate the importance of
     2  conflict reduction and the appropriate procedures used for the safety of
     3  the alleged perpetrator, witnesses and the officers themselves.
     4    3.  Funding for the seminars shall be procured from seized asset funds
     5  and the budget of the state division of criminal  justice  services  and
     6  shall be disbursed in the form of grants to municipalities.
     7    4. The conduct of diversity seminars as provided in this section shall
     8  commence no later than January first, two thousand twenty-one.
     9    §  3.  The  general  municipal  law is amended by adding a new section
    10  208-i to read as follows:
    11    § 208-i. Mandatory police officer diversity training. The chief  offi-
    12  cer  of every police department and sheriff's office in the state shall,
    13  for all members of such office or department, establish, and implement a
    14  diversity training seminar program  for  all  current  and  new  officer
    15  employees.  Such  program  shall  include  annual training regarding the
    16  diversity policies and procedures established pursuant  to  section  two
    17  hundred  fourteen-g  of  the  executive  law  and  shall be conducted in
    18  accordance with standards established by the superintendent of the state
    19  police. Each officer of the department shall be  required  to  attend  a
    20  diversity seminar on an annual basis. Funding for such seminars shall be
    21  provided  to municipalities pursuant to subdivision three of section two
    22  hundred fourteen-g of the executive law.
    23    § 4. The town law is amended by adding a new section 155-a to read  as
    24  follows:
    25    §  155-a. Mandatory police officer diversity training. The chief offi-
    26  cer of every town police department  shall,  for  all  members  of  such
    27  office,  establish,  and  implement a diversity training seminar program
    28  for all current and new officer employees.  Such program  shall  include
    29  annual  training  regarding the diversity policies and procedures estab-
    30  lished pursuant to section two hundred fourteen-g of the  executive  law
    31  and  shall  be conducted in accordance with standards established by the
    32  superintendent of the state police. Each officer of the department shall
    33  be required to attend a diversity seminar on an  annual  basis.  Funding
    34  for such seminars shall be provided to municipalities pursuant to subdi-
    35  vision three of section two hundred fourteen-g of the executive law.
    36    § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.