S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7827
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
December 20, 2023
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Introduced by Sen. RAMOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to requiring the report-
ing of completed judicial training as mandated by part 17 of the rules
of the chief judge of the New York state unified court system
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 212 of the judiciary law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (ff) to read as follows:
(FF) REPORT ON MANDATORY JUDICIAL TRAINING. EACH JUDGE OR JUSTICE
DESIGNATED IN PART SEVENTEEN OF THE RULES OF THE CHIEF JUDGE OF THE NEW
YORK STATE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PARAGRAPH. ON JANUARY TENTH OF EACH YEAR, THE CHIEF
ADMINISTRATOR SHALL RELEASE A PUBLIC REPORT ON THE NEW YORK STATE
UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM WEBSITE AND DELIVER SUCH REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR,
THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
THE INITIAL REPORT SHALL INCLUDE A LIST OF JUDGES AND JUSTICES IDENTIFY-
ING ANY INCOMPLETE TRAINING THAT IS PAST DUE AND ALL SUBSEQUENT ANNUAL
REPORTS SHALL INCLUDE THE COMPLETION STATUS OF EACH TRAINING BY EACH
JUDGE OR JUSTICE DESIGNATED IN PART SEVENTEEN OF THE RULES OF THE CHIEF
JUDGE OF THE NEW YORK STATE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM. SUCH REPORT SHALL ALSO
INCLUDE THE DEADLINE FOR WHICH EACH TRAINING WAS DUE.
§ 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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