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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 15, 2009 |
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Assembly Bill A2019
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JOHN
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A2019 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S477
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง27-c, Lab L
2009-A2019 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires private hospital security officers to receive forty hours of comprehensive training in fire prevention, basic criminal law, first aid, use of restraint and any other training deemed necessary; and further authorizes the commissioner to develop such comprehensive training.
2009-A2019 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2019 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 15, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JOHN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring private hospital security officers to receive forty hours of comprehensive training and authorizing the commissioner of labor to develop such training program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 27-c to read as follows: S 27-C. SAFETY AND HEALTH OF PRIVATE HOSPITAL SECURITY OFFICERS. 1. TRAINING. ANY EMPLOYEE WORKING IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL AS A SECURITY OFFI- CER AND WHOSE DUTIES INCLUDE, UNDER ORDERS OF THE APPROPRIATE OFFICER, TO PRESERVE THE PEACE AND ORDER IN SUCH HOSPITAL, TO PROTECT THE GROUNDS, BUILDINGS AND PATIENTS IN SUCH HOSPITAL AND TO WATCH, RESTRAIN OR TRANSPORT PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS SHALL RECEIVE FORTY HOURS OF COMPRE- HENSIVE TRAINING. 2. STANDARDS. A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CAUSE TO BE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED A COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR SUCH SECURITY OFFICERS. THE TRAINING PROGRAM IS TO BE PROVIDED TO PERSONS HIRED AS SECURITY OFFICERS WITHIN FIVE WEEKS AFTER SUCH HIRING, AND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO FORTY HOURS OF TRAINING IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: (1) FIRE PREVENTION; (2) BASIC CRIMINAL LAW; (3) FIRST AID AND CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; (4) CONDUCTING INVESTIGATIONS; (5) RUDIMENTARY POLICE WORK, INCLUDING LAWFUL USE OF FORCE; (6) PROPER USE OF RESTRAINT; AND (7) ANY OTHER TRAINING DEEMED NECESSARY TO AUGMENT SUCH PERSON'S SKILLS IN PROVIDING NECESSARY SAFETY AND SECURITY SERVICES FOR THE FACILITY. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02993-01-9
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