Bill Text: NY S06251 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

New York Senate Bill 6251 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Requires certain training for coroners and coroner's deputies.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-06-15 - referred to local governments [S06251 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S06251-Amended.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         6251--A
                    IN SENATE
                                       (Prefiled)
                                     January 6, 2016
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
          committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
          recommitted to said committee
        AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to training requirements for
          coroners and coroner's deputies
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  The  county law is amended by adding a new section 679 to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 679. Training requirements for coroners and coroner's deputies. Each
     4  coroner and coroner's deputy, whether elected or appointed  pursuant  to
     5  section  four  hundred  of  this  chapter, shall attend and successfully
     6  complete state-approved courses in medical-legal investigation. The cost
     7  of such courses shall be the responsibility of the coroner or  coroner's
     8  deputy,  provided  however that the county may, at its discretion, reim-
     9  burse the coroner or coroner's deputy for all or a portion of  the  cost
    10  of such courses. Such courses shall be prescribed, certified and credit-
    11  ed  pursuant to rules promulgated by the department of state, in consul-
    12  tation with the division of criminal justice services, with the  commis-
    13  sioner  of  health, the superintendent of state police, the commissioner
    14  of education, and other interested professional  groups  including,  but
    15  not  limited  to,  the New York state association of county coroners and
    16  medical examiners.  Such rules shall also establish  the  frequency  and
    17  duration  for  successful completion of any such courses by a coroner or
    18  coroner's deputy and may prescribe heightened levels of training for any
    19  newly elected or appointed coroner or coroner's deputy.
    20    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    21  it shall have become a law; provided, however,  that  the  secretary  of
    22  state is authorized and directed to promulgate any rules and regulations
    23  necessary  to implement the provisions of this act on its effective date
    24  on or before such date.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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