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Senate Bill S6172

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-S6172 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A938
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §840, Exec L; add §219-c, Judy L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A2362

2009-S6172 (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-S6172 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6172 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6172

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                           September 18, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

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.
  S 2.  The judiciary law is amended by adding a new  section  219-c  to
read as follows:
  S  219-C.  CRIMES  INVOLVING  SEXUAL ASSAULT; JUDICIAL TRAINING.   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.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00860-03-9

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