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A00320 Summary:

BILL NOA00320
 
SAME ASSAME AS S07329
 
SPONSORWalker
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §2.30, CP L
 
Relates to establishing mandatory continuing law enforcement education for peace officers; requires peace officers to biannually complete a minimum of 32 credit hours of training including de-escalation techniques, implicit biases and mental health training.
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A00320 Actions:

BILL NOA00320
 
01/04/2023referred to codes
01/03/2024referred to codes
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A00320 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A320
 
SPONSOR: Walker
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to establishing mandatory continuing law enforcement education for peace officers   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To require peace officers to take continuing education courses.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 provides that peace officer shall complete bi-annual mandatory continuing education course. The training shall be in de-escalation techniques, implicit biases and mental health training. No employer shall allow any peace officer it employers to carry or use a weapon if such officer did not complete the continuing education course.   JUSTIFICATION: Most professions require some form of continuing education. Doctors and lawyers are required to take continuing education course to maintain their licenses. This is because these professions, and those similarly situated, require a great deal of public trust and their fields are constantly evolving. Likewise, peace officers are professional whose possession and power entail a great deal of public trust, and their field, like that of an attorney, is constantly changing. New laws, procedures and technologies can affect daily operations, even recent changes in the fields of psychology and social science has brought an increased awareness as to mental illnesses, drug dependency and racial biases. The peace officer, no less than the doctor or lawyer, must also keep abreast of the changes to their profession.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2019-2020: A10717 - Referred to Codes 2021-2022: A4286 - Referred to Codes   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: To be Determined.   EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately.
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A00320 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           320
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     January 4, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Codes
 
        AN  ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to establishing
          mandatory continuing law enforcement education for peace officers
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Section  2.30 of the criminal procedure law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
     3    7. Every peace officer in the state shall,  bi-annually,  successfully
     4  complete,  at a minimum, thirty-two credit hours of training designed to
     5  enable such peace officers to more effectively carry out  their  duties.
     6  Such  training shall cover de-escalation techniques, implicit biases and
     7  mental health training. Such training shall be prescribed by the munici-
     8  pal police training council. Training received by  a  peace  officer  in
     9  excess  of  thirty-two  hours in any one year may be carried over by the
    10  member into succeeding years in order to meet the  requirement  of  this
    11  subdivision. Training may be provided in a variety of formats, including
    12  but  not  limited  to,  electronic  media,  video, distance learning and
    13  traditional classroom training. No employer shall allow any peace  offi-
    14  cer  it  employs  to carry or use a weapon during any phase of the offi-
    15  cer's official duties, unless the officer has  satisfactorily  completed
    16  the  required  hours  of  this subdivision. A peace officer who fails to
    17  successfully complete training under this subdivision shall not exercise
    18  the powers enumerated under section 2.20 of this article.
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01000-01-3
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