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Assembly Bill A6041

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires police officers to successfully complete on an annual basis training for interactions with the mentally disabled

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2013-A6041 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §214-d, Exec L; add §14-109.1, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A10494

2013-A6041 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires police officers to successfully complete on an annual basis training for interactions with the mentally disabled.

2013-A6041 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6041

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 13, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law and the  administrative  code  of  the
  city  of  New  York, in relation to training for interactions with the
  mentally disabled by police officers

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 214-d
to read as follows:
  S 214-D. TRAINING FOR INTERACTIONS WITH THE MENTALLY  DISABLED.    THE
SUPERINTENDENT  SHALL,  FOR  ALL MEMBERS OF THE STATE POLICE, PROMULGATE
RULES AND REGULATIONS WITHIN SIX MONTHS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
SECTION THAT REQUIRE EVERY MEMBER OF THE STATE POLICE  SUBJECT  TO  THIS
ARTICLE  TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TRAINING FOR INTER-
ACTIONS WITH THE  MENTALLY  DISABLED.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,
"MENTAL  DISABILITY"  SHALL  BE DEFINED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF
SECTION 1.03 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW.
  S 2. The administrative code of the city of New  York  is  amended  by
adding a new section 14-109.1 to read as follows:
  S  14-109.1 TRAINING FOR INTERACTIONS WITH THE MENTALLY DISABLED.  THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS  WITHIN  SIX  MONTHS
AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE OF THIS SECTION THAT REQUIRE EVERY MEMBER OF
THE POLICE FORCE SUBJECT TO THIS TITLE TO SUCCESSFULLY  COMPLETE  ON  AN
ANNUAL  BASIS  TRAINING  IN INTERACTIONS WITH THE MENTALLY DISABLED. FOR
PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "MENTAL DISABILITY" SHALL BE DEFINED  PURSUANT
TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION 1.03 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09516-01-3

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