Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 05, 2025 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Apr 22, 2025 |
referred to codes |
Assembly Bill A8054
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
RAGA
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Karines Reyes
2025-A8054 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Ways And Means
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §840, Exec L
2025-A8054 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8054 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 22, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RAGA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring police offi- cer training programs on interacting with individuals who are a part of a sexual orientation and/or gender minority THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 840 of the executive law is amended by adding a new paragraph (n) to read as follows: (N) ESTABLISHMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION ON AN ONGOING BASIS, OF A TRAIN- ING PROGRAM FOR ALL CURRENT AND NEW POLICE OFFICERS AND PEACE OFFICERS REGARDING HOW TO INTERACT WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE A PART OF A SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND/OR GENDER MINORITY. THE CONTENT OF SUCH TRAINING PROGRAM SHALL BE CREATED IN CONSULTATION WITH POLICE OFFICERS AND PEACE OFFICERS WHO ARE A PART OF A SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND/OR GENDER MINORITY AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE A PART OF A SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND/OR GENDER MINORITY, INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE MALE, ONE FEMALE, AND ONE TRANSGENDER PERSON. SUCH TRAINING PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: (1) THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AND HOW THESE TWO ASPECTS OF IDENTITY RELATE TO EACH OTHER AND TO RACE, CULTURE, AND RELIGION. (2) THE TERMINOLOGY USED TO IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY. (3) HOW TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE WITHIN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY MINORITIES. (4) IMPORTANT MOMENTS IN HISTORY RELATED TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY MINORITIES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. (5) HOW LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HATE CRIMES INVOLVING SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY MINORI- TIES. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05983-01-5
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