Senate Bill S9578

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to mandatory continuing education requirements for coroners and coroner's deputies

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government 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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2023-S9578 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
County Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §679, County L

2023-S9578 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires 30 hours of mandatory continuing education every three years for coroners and coroner's deputies.

2023-S9578 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9578 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9578
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the county law,  in  relation  to  mandatory  continuing
   education 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:

   Section 1. Section 679 of the county law, as added by chapter  184  of
 the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   §  679.  1. Training requirements for coroners and coroner's deputies.
 Each coroner and coroner's deputy, whether elected or appointed pursuant
 to section four hundred of this chapter, shall attend  and  successfully
 complete state-approved courses in medical-legal investigation. The cost
 of  such courses shall be the responsibility of the coroner or coroner's
 deputy, provided however that the county may, at its  discretion,  reim-
 burse  the  coroner or coroner's deputy for all or a portion of the cost
 of such courses. Such courses shall be prescribed, certified and accred-
 ited pursuant to rules promulgated  by  the  department  of  health,  in
 consultation  with  the  department  of  state, the division of criminal
 justice services, the superintendent of state police,  the  commissioner
 of  education,  and the chair of the commission on forensic science. The
 department of  health  may  also  consult  with  qualified  professional
 groups.  Such  rules shall also establish the frequency and duration for
 successful completion  of  any  such  courses  by  [a]  THE  coroner  or
 coroner's deputy and may prescribe heightened levels of training for any
 newly elected or appointed coroner or coroner's deputy.
   2. (A) EACH CORONER AND CORONER'S DEPUTY, WHETHER ELECTED OR APPOINTED
 PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED  OF  THIS CHAPTER, SHALL ATTEND AND
 SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE NO LESS  THAN  THIRTY  CREDITS  IN  STATE-APPROVED
 MEDICAL  LEGAL  INVESTIGATION COURSES OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD. THE COST
 OF SUCH COURSES SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CORONER OR  CORONER'S
 DEPUTY,  PROVIDED  HOWEVER THAT THE COUNTY MAY, AT ITS DISCRETION, REIM-
 BURSE THE CORONER OR CORONER'S DEPUTY FOR ALL OR A PORTION OF  THE  COST
 OF SUCH COURSES. SUCH COURSES SHALL BE PRESCRIBED, CERTIFIED AND ACCRED-
 ITED  PURSUANT  TO  RULES  PROMULGATED  BY  THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, IN
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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