Bill Text: NY S04462 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the division of criminal justice services to promulgate safety standards and training requirements for the protection of law enforcement staff against biological hazards posed by spitting of persons in custody.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-06-10 - COMMITTED TO RULES [S04462 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S04462-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          4462

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    February 5, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sens. BENJAMIN, BROUK -- 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 directing the division
          of criminal justice services to promulgate safety standards and train-
          ing requirements for the protection of law enforcement  staff  against
          the biological hazards posed by certain persons in custody

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

     1    Section 1. Section 837 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 23 to read as follows:
     3    23. Promulgate rules and regulations  for  safety  standards  for  the
     4  protection of law enforcement staff against the biological hazards posed
     5  by  spitting  of  persons in custody. Such regulations and standards may
     6  include the purchase of safety equipment,  but  shall  not  include  the
     7  purchase  or  use of a spit hood, spit mask, spit covering, spit cap, or
     8  any device that completely covers  the  face  of  the  individual  under
     9  control  or  under  an  attempt to control.   Such rules and regulations
    10  shall include, but not be limited to, training requirements for all  law
    11  enforcement  officers  to  be  completed  prior  to  the use of any such
    12  protective equipment.
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05849-03-1