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Senate Bill S3274

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Directs municipal police training council to establish policies and procedures for police officers, relating to investigation of and intervention into sex offenses

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2011-S3274 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง840, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S7497

2011-S3274 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the municipal police training council to establish policies and procedures for police officers, relating to the investigation of and intervention into sex offenses; provides for recommendations to the governor relating to rules and regulations therefor.

2011-S3274 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3274 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3274

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 15, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HASSELL-THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to directing the  munici-
  pal  police  training council to establish policies and procedures for
  the investigation of sex offenses and intervention by police  officers
  into the commission of such offenses

  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, IN ADDITION:
  (A) DEVELOP, MAINTAIN  AND  DISSEMINATE,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  RAPE
CRISIS  CENTERS  EXPERIENCED IN ASSISTING VICTIMS IN THIS STATE, WRITTEN
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES CONSISTENT WITH  APPLICABLE  PROVISIONS  OF  THE
FAMILY COURT ACT, DOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW AND THE
PENAL  LAW,  REGARDING  THE INVESTIGATION OF AND INTERVENTION BY NEW AND
VETERAN POLICE OFFICERS IN CRIMES INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT.  SUCH  POLI-
CIES  AND PROCEDURES SHALL MAKE PROVISIONS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF
NEW AND VETERAN POLICE OFFICERS IN THE INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT  OF
CRIMES  INVOLVING  SEXUAL  ASSAULT  UNDER  STATE  LAW, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO:
  (1) TECHNIQUES FOR INTERVIEWING SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS,
  (2) FAIR TREATMENT STANDARDS FOR CRIME  VICTIMS  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE
TWENTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER,
  (3) EVIDENCE GATHERING AND EVIDENCE PRESERVATION, AND
  (4)  DISSEMINATION  OF  INFORMATION  CONCERNING  AVAILABILITY OF LOCAL
SERVICES FOR THE VICTIMS OF SUCH CRIMES; AND
  (B) RECOMMEND TO THE GOVERNOR, RULES AND REGULATIONS WITH  RESPECT  TO
ESTABLISHMENT  AND  IMPLEMENTATION  ON  AN  ONGOING  BASIS OF A TRAINING
PROGRAM FOR ALL CURRENT AND NEW POLICE OFFICERS REGARDING  THE  POLICIES

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07222-01-1

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