New York S 518: Requires the inclusion of cultural competency training in the basic training and pre-employment course curricula for police, firefighters, correction officers and first responders

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S00518 Summary:

BILL NOS00518C

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SAME ASSAME AS A05501-A

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SPONSORPERSAUD

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COSPNSRBROUK, CLEARE, FERNANDEZ, SEPULVEDA, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §214-j, Exec L; add §208-i, amd §204-d, Gen Muni L; add §155-a, Town L; add §22-c, Cor L; amd §3002, Pub
Health L

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Requires the inclusion of cultural competency training in the basic training and pre-employment course curricula for state police officers and municipal police officers and sheriffs, members of fire departments and companies, corrections officers, first responders, emergency medical technicians and advanced emergency medical technicians.

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BILL NOS00518C

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/21/20251ST REPORT CAL.109

01/22/20252ND REPORT CAL.

01/27/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/19/2025PASSED SENATE

05/19/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/19/2025referred to governmental operations

05/20/2025RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

05/20/2025returned to senate

05/20/2025VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

05/20/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING 518A

05/29/2025REPASSED SENATE

05/29/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

05/29/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/08/2026AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

01/08/2026PRINT NUMBER 518B

01/09/2026AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

01/09/2026PRINT NUMBER 518C

01/20/20261ST REPORT CAL.111

01/21/20262ND REPORT CAL.

01/27/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

02/03/2026PASSED SENATE

02/03/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

02/03/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 518--C

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. PERSAUD, BROUK, 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 -- recommitted to the Commit-
 tee on Finance in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, the general municipal law, the town
 law, the correction law and the public health law, in relation to
 requiring the inclusion of cultural competency training in the basic
 training and pre-employment course curricula for police, firefighters,
 correction officers and first responders

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 214-j
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 214-j. Training. 1. The superintendent shall establish policies and
 4 procedures requiring that state police basic training and pre-employment
 5 course curricula include training in the areas of cultural competency,
 6 including training pertaining to appropriate sensitivity to issues of
 7 race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age and disabili-
 8 ties. Such training shall comprise not less than five percent of the
 9 basic training and pre-employment course training curricula. Cultural
 10 competency training shall be provided by an accredited educator and/or
 11 accreditation body.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02186-06-6

 S. 518--C 2

 1 2. The accreditation body shall provide information pertaining to such
 2 policies and procedures to municipal law enforcement agencies and
 3 departments, fire departments, the department of corrections and commu-
 4 nity supervision and the department of health for implementation of such
 5 curricula by su