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Assembly Bill A938A

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires police officers to receive certain training and instruction with respect to crimes involving sexual assault

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2009-A938 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6172
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §840, Exec L; add §219-c, Judy L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A2362

2009-A938 - Summary

Requires training and instruction for all police officers with respect to crimes involving sexual assault; establishes the office of court administration shall provide training for judges and justices at the New York state judicial institute with respect to crimes involving sexual assault.

2009-A938 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   938

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. DelMONTE, LENTOL, DESTITO, WEINSTEIN, GOTTFRIED,
  ALESSI, BING, CARROZZA, FIELDS, JOHN, ENGLEBRIGHT, LIFTON, MAGNARELLI,
  RAMOS, EDDINGTON, ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  CAHILL,
  CUSICK,  LUPARDO,  REILLY,  STIRPE  --  read  once and referred to the
  Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, the county law and the judiciary law,
  in relation to requiring certain  training  for  police  officers  and
  attorneys  in  district  attorney's  offices  with  respect  to crimes
  involving sexual assault

  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  PROMULGATE  RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRING A
MINIMUM OF FIFTEEN HOURS OF TRAINING  AND  INSTRUCTION  FOR  ALL  POLICE
OFFICERS WITH RESPECT TO CRIMES INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT.  SUCH TRAINING
AND  INSTRUCTION,  WHICH SHALL BE DESIGNED AND PRESENTED IN CONSULTATION
WITH RAPE CRISIS PROGRAMS  EXPERIENCED  IN  ASSISTING  VICTIMS  IN  THIS
STATE,  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE LIMITED TO, UNDERSTANDING RAPE AND
SEXUAL ABUSE TRAUMA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES CONFRONTED  BY  SUCH  CRIME
VICTIMS,  COMMON  ATTRIBUTES  OF OFFENDERS, FAIR TREATMENT STANDARDS FOR
CRIME VICTIMS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER, EVIDENCE
GATHERING AND PRESERVATION ISSUES, INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES AND  INFORMATION
CONCERNING  THE  AVAILABILITY  OF LOCAL SERVICES FOR THE VICTIMS OF SUCH
CRIMES.  SUCH TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION SHALL TAKE  PLACE  AT  THE  STATE
POLICE  ACADEMY  AND  EACH MUNICIPAL POLICE ACADEMY FOR NEW POLICE OFFI-
CERS. ALL OTHER POLICE OFFICERS SHALL HAVE TWO YEARS  TO  COMPLETE  SUCH
TRAINING  AND INSTRUCTION.  THE COUNCIL SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGU-
LATIONS CONCERNING PERIODIC RETRAINING  OF  POLICE  OFFICERS  CONCERNING
CRIMES INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2009-A938A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6172
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §840, Exec L; add §219-c, Judy L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A2362

2009-A938A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires training and instruction for all police officers with respect to crimes involving sexual assault; establishes the office of court administration shall provide training for judges and justices at the New York state judicial institute with respect to crimes involving sexual assault.

2009-A938A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 938--A
                                                        Cal. No. 357

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. DelMONTE, LENTOL, DESTITO, WEINSTEIN, GOTTFRIED,
  ALESSI, BING, CARROZZA, FIELDS, JOHN, ENGLEBRIGHT, LIFTON, MAGNARELLI,
  RAMOS, ROSENTHAL, PAULIN, JAFFEE, SPANO -- Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.
  of  A.  CAHILL,  CUSICK,  LUPARDO,  REILLY,  STIRPE  --  read once and
  referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- reported  from
  committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
  retaining its place on the order of third reading

AN  ACT to amend the executive law and the judiciary law, in relation to
  requiring certain training for police officers with respect to  crimes
  involving sexual assault

  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 PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRING TRAIN-
ING AND INSTRUCTION FOR ALL  POLICE  OFFICERS  WITH  RESPECT  TO  CRIMES
INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT.  SUCH TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION, WHICH SHALL BE
DESIGNED  AND PRESENTED IN CONSULTATION WITH RAPE CRISIS CENTERS EXPERI-
ENCED IN ASSISTING VICTIMS IN THIS STATE,  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE
LIMITED  TO UNDERSTANDING RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE TRAUMA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL
ISSUES CONFRONTED BY SUCH CRIME VICTIMS, COMMON ATTRIBUTES OF OFFENDERS,
FAIR  TREATMENT  STANDARDS  FOR  CRIME  VICTIMS  PURSUANT   TO   ARTICLE
TWENTY-THREE  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  EVIDENCE  GATHERING  AND  PRESERVATION
ISSUES, INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES AND INFORMATION CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY
OF LOCAL SERVICES FOR THE VICTIMS OF SUCH  CRIMES.    ALL  NEW  OFFICERS
SHALL  RECEIVE  SUCH  TRAINING  AND  INSTRUCTION,  AS  PART OF THE BASIC
CURRICULUM AT THE STATE POLICE ACADEMY OR AT MUNICIPAL POLICE ACADEMIES,
AS APPLICABLE.  THE COUNCIL SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS AS IT
DEEMS  NECESSARY  CONCERNING  PERIODIC  RETRAINING  OF  POLICE  OFFICERS
REGARDING CRIMES INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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