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Apr 15, 2010 |
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Senate Bill S7497
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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-S7497 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10571
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง840, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S3274, A2349
2009-S7497 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7497 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the executive law, in relation to directing the municipal police training council to establish policies and procedures for the investigation of sex offenses and intervention by police officers into the commission of such offenses PURPOSE OF BILL : This bill would better protect victims of sexual assault as well as the general public by authorizing the Municipal Police Training Council to establish policies and procedures regarding investigations of and interventions by police officers relating to sexual assault crimes including related provisions for training of new and veteran police officers. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF BILL : Section 1 of the bill amends the executive law by adding a new subdivision 4 to section 840. Subdivision 4(a) authorizes the Municipal Police Training Council to develop and disseminate policies and procedures regarding the investigation and intervention by police officers in sexual assault crimes. The policies and procedures will also make provisions for education and training relating to the enforcement and investigation
2009-S7497 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7497 I N S E N A T E April 15, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HASSELL-THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to directing the munici- pal police training council to establish policies and procedures for the investigation of sex offenses and intervention by police officers into the commission of such offenses THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 840 of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 4. THE COUNCIL SHALL, IN ADDITION: (A) DEVELOP, MAINTAIN AND DISSEMINATE, IN CONSULTATION WITH RAPE CRISIS CENTERS EXPERIENCED IN ASSISTING VICTIMS IN THIS STATE, WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT, DOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW AND THE PENAL LAW, REGARDING THE INVESTIGATION OF AND INTERVENTION BY NEW AND VETERAN POLICE OFFICERS IN CRIMES INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT. SUCH POLI- CIES AND PROCEDURES SHALL MAKE PROVISIONS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF NEW AND VETERAN POLICE OFFICERS IN THE INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF CRIMES INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT UNDER STATE LAW, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (1) TECHNIQUES FOR INTERVIEWING SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS, (2) FAIR TREATMENT STANDARDS FOR CRIME VICTIMS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER, (3) EVIDENCE GATHERING AND EVIDENCE PRESERVATION, AND (4) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION CONCERNING AVAILABILITY OF LOCAL SERVICES FOR THE VICTIMS OF SUCH CRIMES; AND (B) RECOMMEND TO THE GOVERNOR, RULES AND REGULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO ESTABLISHMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION ON AN ONGOING BASIS OF A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ALL CURRENT AND NEW POLICE OFFICERS REGARDING THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION, ALONG WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PERIODIC RETRAINING OF POLICE OFFICERS. S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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