S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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Cal. No. 109
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by Sens. PERSAUD, CLEARE, FERNANDEZ, SEPULVEDA, WEBB -- read
twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
Committee on Finance -- reported favorably from said committee,
ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed
by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered,
restored to third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
its place in the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the executive law, the general municipal law and the
town law, in relation to requiring the inclusion of diversity and
inclusion training in the basic training and pre-employment course
curriculums for state police officers and municipal police officers
and sheriffs; to amend the general municipal law, in relation to
requiring the inclusion of diversity and inclusion training in the
basic training and pre-employment course curricula for members of fire
departments and companies; to amend the correction law, in relation to
requiring the inclusion of diversity and inclusion training in the
basic training and pre-employment course curricula for correction
officers; and to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring
the inclusion of diversity and inclusion training in the basic train-
ing and pre-employment course curricula for career first responders,
emergency medical technicians and advanced emergency medical techni-
cians
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 214-j
to read as follows:
§ 214-J. TRAINING. 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL ESTABLISH POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES REQUIRING THAT STATE POLICE BASIC TRAINING AND PRE-EMPLOYMENT
COURSE CURRICULA INCLUDE TRAINING IN THE AREAS OF DIVERSITY AND INCLU-
SION, INCLUDING TRAINING PERTAINING TO APPROPRIATE SENSITIVITY TO ISSUES
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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OF RACE, ETHNICITY, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RELIGION, AGE AND DISA-
BILITIES. SUCH TRAINING SHALL COMPRISE NOT LESS THAN FIVE PERCENT OF THE
BASIC TRAINING AND PRE-EMPLOYMENT COURSE TRAINING CURRICULA. DIVERSITY
TRAINING SHALL BE PROVIDED BY AN ACCREDITED EDUCATOR AND/OR ACCREDI-
TATION BODY.
2. THE ACCREDITATION BODY SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO SUCH
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND
DEPARTMENTS, FIRE DEPARTMENTS, THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMU-
NITY SUPERVISION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH
CURRICULA BY SUCH AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS.
3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE STATE POLICE SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND
REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
§ 2. 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
ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT BASIC TRAINING AND PRE-EMPLOYMENT COURSE CURRIC-
ULA FOR ALL MEMBERS OF SUCH OFFICE OR DEPARTMENT AND FOR ALL CURRENT AND
NEW OFFICER EMPLOYEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIVERSITY POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN-J OF THE
EXECUTIVE LAW.
§ 3. Section 204-d of the general municipal law, as amended by section
44 of part B of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as
follows:
§ 204-d. Duties of the fire chief. 1. The fire chief of any fire
department or company shall, in addition to any other duties assigned to
[him] SUCH FIRE CHIEF by law or contract, to the extent reasonably
possible determine or cause to be determined the cause of each fire or
explosion which the fire department or company has been called to
suppress. [He] SUCH FIRE CHIEF shall file with the office of fire
prevention and control a report containing such determination and any
additional information required by such office regarding the fire or
explosion. The report shall be in the form designated by such office.
[He] SUCH FIRE CHIEF shall contact or cause to be contacted the appro-
priate investigatory authority if [he] SUCH FIRE CHIEF has reason to
believe the fire or explosion is of incendiary or suspicious origin. For
all fires that are suspected to have been ignited by a cigarette, within
fourteen days after completing the investigation into such fire, the
fire chief shall forward to the office of fire prevention and control
information detailing, to the extent possible: (a) the specific brand
and style of the cigarette suspected of having ignited such fire; (b)
whether the cigarette package was marked as required by subdivision six
of section one hundred fifty-six-c of the executive law; and (c) the
location and manner in which such cigarette was purchased.
2. THE FIRE CHIEF OF ANY FIRE DEPARTMENT OR COMPANY IN THE STATE SHALL
ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT BASIC TRAINING AND PRE-EMPLOYMENT COURSE CURRIC-
ULA FOR ALL MEMBERS OF SUCH FIRE DEPARTMENT OR COMPANY AND FOR ALL
CURRENT AND NEW EMPLOYEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIVERSITY POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN-J 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 POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE STATE SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLE-
MENT BASIC TRAINING AND PRE-EMPLOYMENT COURSE CURRICULA FOR ALL MEMBERS
OF SUCH OFFICE AND FOR ALL CURRENT AND NEW OFFICER EMPLOYEES IN ACCORD-
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ANCE WITH THE DIVERSITY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO
SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN-J OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
§ 5. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 22-b to
read as follows:
§ 22-B. MANDATORY CORRECTION OFFICER DIVERSITY TRAINING. THE COMMIS-
SIONER SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT BASIC TRAINING AND PRE-EMPLOYMENT
COURSE CURRICULA FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT AND FOR ALL CURRENT
AND NEW OFFICER EMPLOYEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIVERSITY POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN-J OF THE
EXECUTIVE LAW.
§ 6. Section 3002 of the public health law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 2-c to read as follows:
2-C. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE STATE EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL, SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT BASIC TRAINING
AND PRE-EMPLOYMENT COURSE CURRICULA FOR ALL CURRENT CAREER FIRST RESPON-
DERS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS AND ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECH-
NICIANS AND FOR ALL NEW FIRST RESPONDERS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS
AND ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIVER-
SITY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED
FOURTEEN-J OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
§ 7. This act shall take effect immediately.