Bill Text: NY S03375 | 2021-2022 | 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 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - REFERRED TO CODES [S03375 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S03375-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          3375

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 29, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, MYRIE -- 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 7 to read as follows:
     3    7. 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.
                                                                   LBD06815-01-1