Senate Bill S2068

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   2068
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2021
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 Introduced  by Sens. TEDISCO, BORRELLO, JORDAN -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, the general  municipal  law  and  the
   town  law,  in  relation to requiring police officers to attend annual
   diversity training seminars

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall  be  known  and may be cited as the "law
 enforcement diversity and conflict mitigation training act".
   § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a  new  section  214-g  to
 read as follows:
   §  214-G.  MANDATORY  DIVERSITY TRAINING. 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL,
 FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE STATE POLICE:
   (A) DEVELOP, MAINTAIN AND DISSEMINATE WRITTEN POLICIES AND  PROCEDURES
 REQUIRING  ALL  STATE  POLICE  OFFICERS AND SUPERVISORS TO ATTEND ANNUAL
 DIVERSITY SEMINARS PROVIDING TRAINING IN  THE  AREAS  OF  DIVERSITY  AND
 INCLUSION,  INCLUDING  TRAINING PERTAINING TO APPROPRIATE SENSITIVITY TO
 ISSUES OF RACE, ETHNICITY, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RELIGION, AGE AND
 DISABILITY;
   (B) ESTABLISH, AND IMPLEMENT ON AN ONGOING BASIS, A  TRAINING  PROGRAM
 FOR  ALL  CURRENT  AND  NEW STATE POLICE OFFICER EMPLOYEES REGARDING THE
 POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION; AND
   (C) PROVIDE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO SUCH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES  TO
 MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION BY
 SUCH  AGENCIES  AND  DEPARTMENTS,  TOGETHER WITH CONTACT INFORMATION FOR
 ENTITIES OR INDIVIDUALS CONDUCTING SUCH TRAINING AS DESCRIBED IN  SUBDI-
 VISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
   2.  THE  SUPERINTENDENT  SHALL  CONTRACT WITH NON-POLICE PROFESSIONALS
 WITH EXPERTISE IN THE AREAS OF  IMPLICIT  BIAS,  ANGER  MANAGEMENT,  AND
 DIVERSITY  TRAINING  TO  CONDUCT  THE DIVERSITY SEMINARS AS DESCRIBED IN
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.  THE SEMINARS SHALL BE ATTENDED  BY  AT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD04118-01-1

 S. 2068                             2
 
 LEAST ONE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL WHO WILL ACCENTUATE THE IMPORTANCE OF
 CONFLICT REDUCTION AND THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES USED FOR THE SAFETY OF
 THE ALLEGED PERPETRATOR, WITNESSES AND THE OFFICERS THEMSELVES.
   3.  FUNDING FOR THE SEMINARS SHALL BE PROCURED FROM SEIZED ASSET FUNDS
 AND THE BUDGET OF THE STATE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL  JUSTICE  SERVICES  AND
 SHALL BE DISBURSED IN THE FORM OF GRANTS TO MUNICIPALITIES.
   4. THE CONDUCT OF DIVERSITY SEMINARS AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION SHALL
 COMMENCE NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE.
   §  3.  The  general  municipal  law is amended by adding a new section
 208-i to read as follows:
   § 208-I. MANDATORY POLICE OFFICER DIVERSITY TRAINING. THE CHIEF  OFFI-
 CER  OF EVERY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN THE STATE SHALL,
 FOR ALL MEMBERS OF SUCH OFFICE OR DEPARTMENT, ESTABLISH, AND IMPLEMENT A
 DIVERSITY TRAINING SEMINAR PROGRAM  FOR  ALL  CURRENT  AND  NEW  OFFICER
 EMPLOYEES.  SUCH  PROGRAM  SHALL  INCLUDE  ANNUAL TRAINING REGARDING THE
 DIVERSITY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  TWO
 HUNDRED  FOURTEEN-G  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE  LAW  AND  SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE STATE
 POLICE. EACH OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE  REQUIRED  TO  ATTEND  A
 DIVERSITY SEMINAR ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FUNDING FOR SUCH SEMINARS SHALL BE
 PROVIDED  TO MUNICIPALITIES PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION TWO
 HUNDRED FOURTEEN-G OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   § 4. The town law is amended by adding a new section 155-a to read  as
 follows:
   §  155-A. MANDATORY POLICE OFFICER DIVERSITY TRAINING. THE CHIEF OFFI-
 CER OF EVERY TOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT  SHALL,  FOR  ALL  MEMBERS  OF  SUCH
 OFFICE,  ESTABLISH,  AND  IMPLEMENT A DIVERSITY TRAINING SEMINAR PROGRAM
 FOR ALL CURRENT AND NEW OFFICER EMPLOYEES.  SUCH PROGRAM  SHALL  INCLUDE
 ANNUAL  TRAINING  REGARDING THE DIVERSITY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ESTAB-
 LISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN-G OF THE  EXECUTIVE  LAW
 AND  SHALL  BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE
 SUPERINTENDENT OF THE STATE POLICE. EACH OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
 BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND A DIVERSITY SEMINAR ON AN  ANNUAL  BASIS.  FUNDING
 FOR SUCH SEMINARS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO MUNICIPALITIES PURSUANT TO SUBDI-
 VISION THREE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN-G OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.