NY State Senate Bill 2025-S1472

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2025-S1472 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Codes
Law Section:: Penal Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §265.00, Pen L; amd §837, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S138

2025-S1472 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to certifying instructors in small arms practice; provides that after December 31, 2028 individuals certified as an instructor in small arms practice shall seek recertification subject to the standards and curriculum promulgated by the division of criminal justice services.

2025-S1472 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S1472

SPONSOR: RYAN S
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the penal law and the executive law, in relation to
certifying instructors in small arms practice

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill is to give the state of New York, and specif-
ically the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), sole authority
to develop curricula for certifying instructors in small arms practice.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: amends subdivision 19 of section 265.00 of the penal law by
requiring that all instructors in the state seek recertification begin-
ning January 1st, 2027 subject to the standards and curriculum developed
by DCJS.

Section 2: adds the ability to promulgate standards and develop curric-

ula for the certification of duly authorized instructors to DCJS's list
of enumerated powers under section 837 of the executive law.

Section 3: effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

When the definition of "duly authorized instructor" was added to the
penal law in 1997, gun rights and gun safety looked different than they
do today. Since the mass shooting at Columbine High School in 1999, more
than 311,000 students at 331 schools have been exposed to gun violence
at school. In that same time frame, mass shootings and daily gun
violence have continued at a frequent pace in cities across America.

The State of New York has a strong interest in encouraging public safe-
ty, and in ensuring that any gun safety curricula used in the state
serve that goal. This bill aims to ensure that all gun safety instruc-
tors are equipped with the tools they need to teach gun owners how to
handle firearms safely. Both the curriculum for instructors and instruc-
tor certification need to be updated to account for public safety chang-
es in a post-Columbine world.

As the entity that collects and analyzes a variety of data on crimes and
criminal activity in the state, DCJS possesses a deep understanding of
the nature of crime, who commits crimes, and why.  They are a non-law
enforcement entity, but they regularly share information with a variety
of state entities. DCJS will be able to develop standards and curricula
that reflect modern safety standards and best practices and are free
from a political agenda.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2022: S9601

2023-2024: S.138/A.6663 Passed Senate

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined

 
LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that the
amendments to subdivision 19 of section 265.00 of the penal law made by
section one of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the
same manner as section 22 of chapter 371 of the laws of 2022, takes
effect. 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 to be made and completed on or before
such effective date.

2025-S1472 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1472
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. S. RYAN, KAVANAGH, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal law and the executive law, in relation to
   certifying instructors in small arms practice
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  19  of  section  265.00 of the penal law, as
 amended by chapter 371 of the laws of 2022, is   amended   to   read  as
 follows:
   19.  (A)  "Duly  authorized instructor" means [(a)] (I) a duly commis-
 sioned officer of the United States army, navy, marine  corps  or  coast
 guard,  or of the national guard of the state of New York; or [(b)] (II)
 a duly qualified adult citizen of the United States who has been granted
 a certificate as an instructor in small  arms  practice  issued  by  the
 United  States army, navy or marine corps, or by the adjutant general of
 this state, [or by the division of criminal justice services,] or by the
 national rifle association of America, a not-for-profit corporation duly
 organized under the laws of this state; [(c)] (III)  by  a  person  duly
 qualified and designated by the department of environmental conservation
 as  its  agent  in  the  giving of instruction and the making of certif-
 ications of qualification in responsible  hunting  practices;  or  [(d)]
 (IV) a New York state 4-H certified shooting sports instructor.
   (B) NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, ANY CERTIFICATE
 AS  AN  INSTRUCTOR IN SMALL ARMS PRACTICE ISSUED TO INDIVIDUALS PURSUANT
 TO SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE VALID
 THROUGH DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT.    AFTER  SUCH
 DATE,  INDIVIDUALS  CERTIFIED  AS  AN  INSTRUCTOR IN SMALL ARMS PRACTICE
 PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL
 SEEK RECERTIFICATION SUBJECT TO THE STANDARDS AND CURRICULUM PROMULGATED
 BY THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE  SERVICES  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION
 TWENTY-THREE OF SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04262-01-5

 S. 1472                             2
 
   §  2.  Subdivision 23 of section 837 of the executive law, as added by
 chapter 371 of the laws of 2022,  is  amended to read as follows:
   23.  (a) In conjunction with the superintendent of [the] state police,
 promulgate policies and procedures with  regard  to  standardization  of
 firearms  safety training required under subdivision nineteen of section
 400.00 of the penal law, which shall  include  the  approval  of  course
 materials and promulgation of proficiency standards for live fire train-
 ing; [and]
   (b)  In conjunction with the superintendent of state police, create an
 appeals board for the purpose of hearing appeals as provided in subdivi-
 sion four-a of section 400.00 of the penal law and promulgate rules  and
 regulations governing such appeals[.]; AND
   (C)  PROMULGATE MINIMUM STANDARDS AND CREATE CURRICULA FOR THE CERTIF-
 ICATION OF DULY AUTHORIZED INSTRUCTORS PURSUANT TO SECTION 265.00 OF THE
 PENAL LAW. THE DIVISION  SHALL  PROMULGATE  ANY  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
 NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect immediately. Effective immediately,
 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation  neces-
 sary  for  the  implementation  of  this act on its   effective date are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

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Senate Bill S1472

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee

co-Sponsors

2025-S1472 (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-S1472 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S1472 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1472 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sean M. Ryan

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee

co-Sponsors

Brian Kavanagh

Julia Salazar

2025-S1472 (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-S1472 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S1472 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1472 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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