S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8232
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
June 12, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the executive law, in
relation to requiring police officers to be retrained in cardiopulmo-
nary resuscitation every two years
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
"Briana's Law".
S 2. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section
208-h to read as follows:
S 208-H. BIENNIAL POLICE OFFICER CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
RETRAINING. 1. EVERY POLICE OFFICER IN A CITY, COUNTY, TOWN OR VILLAGE
SHALL, EVERY TWO YEARS BE:
A. RETRAINED IN CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVI-
SION SIX OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW;
AND
B. REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE THE SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF TRAINING IN
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION.
2. THE COST OF SUCH RETRAINING SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
POLICE OFFICER, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE CITY, COUNTY, TOWN, OR
VILLAGE MAY, AT LOCAL OPTION, REIMBURSE THE POLICE OFFICER FOR ALL OR A
PORTION OF THE COST OF SUCH RETRAINING OR MAY, AT LOCAL OPTION, PROVIDE
ITS OWN RETRAINING PROGRAM PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION TO SUCH POLICE OFFICERS.
S 3. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 232 to read
as follows:
S 232. BIENNIAL STATE POLICE OFFICER CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
RETRAINING. 1. EVERY STATE POLICE OFFICER SHALL, EVERY TWO YEARS BE:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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A. RETRAINED IN CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVI-
SION SIX OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW;
AND
B. REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE THE SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF TRAINING IN
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION.
2. THE COST OF SUCH RETRAINING SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
STATE POLICE OFFICER, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE STATE MAY, AT THE
DISCRETION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, REIMBURSE THE STATE POLICE OFFICER FOR
ALL OR A PORTION OF THE COST OF SUCH RETRAINING OR MAY, AT THE
DISCRETION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, PROVIDE ITS OWN RETRAINING PROGRAM
PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION TO SUCH
POLICE OFFICERS.
S 4. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.