S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8229--A
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 11, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. CAMARA, CASTRO, WEISENBERG, JEFFRIES -- Multi-
Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, HOOPER, MAYERSOHN -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- recommitted to
the Committee on Governmental Operations in accordance with Assembly
Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, the executive law and the public
health law, in relation to requiring police officers, firefighters,
emergency medical technicians and certified first responders to
complete training in the appropriate recognition and response methods
to persons with mental retardation and developmental disabilities
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision (f) of section 13.09 of the mental hygiene law,
as added by chapter 520 of the laws of 2008, is relettered subdivision
(g), and a new subdivision (h) is added to read as follows:
(H) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A CURRICULUM AND
COURSE OF STUDY TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION AND INFORMATION TO FIREFIGHTERS,
POLICE OFFICERS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS AND CERTIFIED FIRST
RESPONDERS ON THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL RETARDATION AND DEVELOP-
MENTAL DISABILITIES, AND THE APPROPRIATE RECOGNITION AND RESPONSE METH-
ODS RELATING TO MENTAL RETARDATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
S 2. Subdivision 6 of section 156 of the executive law, as amended by
chapter 580 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
6. Plan, coordinate and provide training for firefighters, both paid
and volunteer, and related governmental officers and employees, relating
to fire and arson prevention and control, and encourage expansion and
improvement of local training facilities in cooperation with fire compa-
nies, municipal corporations and districts. Such training shall be made
available by video or computer to the maximum extent possible. The
office shall adopt rules and regulations relating to such training,
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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including but not limited to training standards used and the process by
which training hours are allocated to counties as well as a uniform
procedure for requesting and providing additional training hours. SUCH
TRAINING SHALL REQUIRE EVERY FIREFIGHTER, ONCE EVERY THIRTY MONTHS, TO
COMPLETE THE COURSE OF STUDY ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL
RETARDATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (H)
OF SECTION 13.09 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW.
S 3. Section 837-a of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 10 to read as follows:
10. MAINTAIN AND IMPLEMENT THE COURSE OF STUDY ESTABLISHED BY THE
COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL RETARDATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PURSU-
ANT TO SUBDIVISION (H) OF SECTION 13.09 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW, WHICH
SHALL BE COMPLETED ONCE EVERY THIRTY MONTHS BY EVERY POLICE OFFICER.
S 4. Section 3011 of the public health law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 12 to read as follows:
12. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRING
EVERY CERTIFIED FIRST RESPONDER, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN AND
ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, ONCE EVERY THIRTY MONTHS, TO
COMPLETE THE COURSE OF STUDY ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL
RETARDATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (H)
OF SECTION 13.09 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW.
S 5. This act shall take effect immediately, except that sections two,
three and four of this act shall take effect June 1, 2011.