Senate Bill S2165

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to crisis intervention training for police officers

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S2165 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5232
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §840, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8393, A10455
2021-2022: S3375
2023-2024: S1426

2019-S2165 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to crisis intervention training for police officers in any city having a population of one million or more.

2019-S2165 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2165 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2165
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- 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  crisis  intervention
   training
 
   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 6 to read as follows:
   6. THE COUNCIL SHALL, IN ADDITION:
   (A) DEVELOP,  MAINTAIN  AND  DISSEMINATE,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE
 COMMISSIONER  OF  MENTAL  HYGIENE  AND THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF
 ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
 REGARDING PROTOCOLS FOR RESPONSE TO CRISIS SITUATIONS INVOLVING  PERSONS
 WITH  MENTAL  ILLNESS AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS. SUCH POLICIES AND
 PROCEDURES SHALL MAKE PROVISIONS FOR THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING  OF  ALL
 NEW  AND  VETERAN POLICE OFFICERS IN ANY CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE
 MILLION OR MORE ON THE  PROTOCOLS  FOR  RESPONSE  TO  CRISIS  SITUATIONS
 INVOLVING  PERSONS  WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS;
 AND
   (B) RECOMMEND TO THE GOVERNOR, RULES AND REGULATIONS WITH  RESPECT  TO
 THE  ESTABLISHMENT  AND IMPLEMENTATION ON AN ONGOING BASIS OF A TRAINING
 PROGRAM FOR ALL CURRENT AND NEW POLICE OFFICERS IN  ANY  CITY  HAVING  A
 POPULATION  OF ONE MILLION OR MORE REGARDING THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
 ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION, ALONG WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
 PERIODIC RETRAINING OF SUCH OFFICERS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized and directed  to  be  made
 and completed on or before such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05632-01-9

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