* § 170-i. Gender-based violence and the workplace. 1. Each state
agency shall formulate and issue a gender-based violence and the
workplace policy for such agency. In formulating such policy, the state
agency shall refer to the model gender-based violence and the workplace
policy distributed by the office for the prevention of domestic violence
pursuant to subdivision eleven of section five hundred seventy-five of
this chapter, and adopt its provisions as appropriate.

2. Each state agency shall designate at least one domestic violence
agency liaison who shall ensure agency compliance with the domestic
violence provisions of the gender-based violence and the workplace
policy, be trained to assist victimized employees, and serve as the
primary contact for the policy distributed by the agency.

3. Each state agency, in formulating or revising its gender-based
violence and the workplace policy, shall give due regard to the
importance of increasing awareness of gender-based violence and
informing employees of available resources for assistance; clearly
specifying how to reach the domestic violence agency liaison; ensuring
that personnel policies and procedures are fair to domestic and
gender-based violence victims and survivors, and responsive to their
needs; developing workplace safety response plans; complying with state
and federal law including restrictions of possession of firearms by a
person convicted of a domestic violence related crime or subject to an
order of protection; encouraging and promoting gender-based violence
education and training for employees; and holding accountable employees
who misuse state resources or authority or violate their job duties in
committing an act of gender-based violence. Each state agency, when it
issues its gender-based violence and the workplace policy, shall provide
a copy of that policy and the information for its designated domestic
violence agency liaison to the office for the prevention of domestic
violence, and shall notify the office of any subsequent modifications of
the policy or the contact information for the domestic violence agency
liaison.

4. (a) Every covered employee shall participate in a gender-based
violence and the workplace training developed by the office for the
prevention of domestic violence and made available on the statewide
learning management system annually.

(b) As used in this subdivision, "covered employee" shall mean all
officers and employees working in the executive chamber in the office of
the governor and New York State agencies who supervise other officers
and employees, who serve as the domestic violence agency liaison, or who
are employed in a human resources position. "Officers and employees"
shall have the meaning given to "state officer or employee" in section
seventy-three of the public officers law.

5. Each state agency shall cooperate with the office for the
prevention of domestic violence and furnish such information, reporting,
and assistance as the office determines is reasonably necessary to
accomplish the purposes of this section.

* NB Effective November 5, 2025