Senate Bill S6986

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to providing increased and uniform training requirements and outreach for law enforcement and establishes law enforcement peer support

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S6986 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6539
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§840, 837, 210, 214-e & 214-f, add §§839-a, 210-a & 210-b, Exec L; add §7.51, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S4522, A8044

2023-S6986 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing increased and uniform training requirements including implicit bias, use of force, first aid and firearm training, and outreach for law enforcement; establishes law enforcement peer support through the office of mental health.

2023-S6986 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6986 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6986
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation  to  providing  increased
   and  uniform  training  requirements and outreach for law enforcement;
   and to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to administering  law
   enforcement peer support
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph (d) of subdivision 4 of section
 840 of the executive law, as added by section 1 of part ZZ of chapter 55
 of the laws of 2019, is amended and a new subparagraph  5  is  added  to
 read as follows:
   (2)  The  model law enforcement use of force policy shall include, but
 is not limited to:
   (i) information on current law as it relates to the use  of  force  by
 police and peace officers;
   (ii) guidelines regarding when use of force is permitted AND REQUIRING
 SUCH FORCE TO BE REASONABLE;
   (iii) requirements for REPORTING AND documenting use of force;
   (iv) procedures for REPORTING TO A SUPERVISOR AND investigating use of
 force incidents;
   (v)  guidelines  regarding  excessive  use  of force including duty to
 intervene WHEN APPROPRIATE  AND  SAFE,  reporting,  and  timely  medical
 treatment  for  injured  persons,  INCLUDING  IMMEDIATE  MEDICAL  AID TO
 GUNSHOT VICTIMS, INCLUDING VICTIMS INJURED  DURING  AN  OFFICER-INVOLVED
 SHOOTING;
   (vi) standards for failure to adhere to use of force guidelines;
   (vii) training mandates on use of force, conflict prevention, conflict
 resolution  and  negotiation,  de-escalation  techniques and strategies,
 including, but not limited to, interacting with persons presenting in an
 agitated condition; [and]
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07728-01-3
              

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