S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6584
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 27, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Governmental Employees
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to participation in a training refresher course in tactical
communications and cultural and community awareness by officers of the
police force
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. 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 TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS AND CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY AWARE-
NESS TRAINING REFRESHER COURSE. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES
AND REGULATIONS WITHIN SIX MONTHS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
SECTION THAT REQUIRE ALL OFFICERS SUBJECT TO THIS TITLE TO SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETE A TRAINING REFRESHER COURSE IN TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS, ALSO
KNOWN AS "VERBAL JUDO", AND CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS, ON A BIEN-
NIAL BASIS. HIGH-RANKING OFFICERS SUCH AS CAPTAINS, DEPUTIES, LIEUTEN-
ANTS, SERGEANTS AND INSPECTORS MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM SUCH TRAINING
REQUIREMENT AS DETERMINED WITHIN EACH PRECINCT.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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