New York S 1472: Relates to certifying instructors in small arms practice

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S01472 Summary:

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COSPNSRKAVANAGH, SALAZAR

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Amd §265.00, Pen L; amd §837, Exec L

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Relates to certifying instructors in small arms practice; provides that after December 31, 2028 individuals certified as an instructor in small arms practice shall seek recertification subject to the standards and curriculum promulgated by the division of criminal justice services.

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01/10/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/27/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

06/09/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/09/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1678

06/09/2025PASSED SENATE

06/09/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/09/2025referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1472

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. S. RYAN, KAVANAGH, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law and the executive law, in relation to
 certifying instructors in small arms practice

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 19 of section 265.00 of the penal law, as
 2 amended by chapter 371 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 19. (a) "Duly authorized instructor" means [(a)] (i) a duly commis-
 5 sioned officer of the United States army, navy, marine corps or coast
 6 guard, or of the national guard of the state of New York; or [(b)] (ii)
 7 a duly qualified adult citizen of the United States who has been granted
 8 a certificate as an instructor in small arms practice issued by the
 9 United States army, navy or marine corps, or by the adjutant general of
 10 this state, [or by the division of criminal justice services,] or by the
 11 national rifle association of America, a not-for-profit corporation duly
 12 organized under the laws of this state; [(c)] (iii) by a person duly
 13 qualified and designated by the department of environmental conservation
 14 as its agent in the giving of instruction and the making of certif-
 15 ications of qualification in responsible hunting practices; or [(d)]
 16 (iv) a New York state 4-H certified shooting sports instructor.
 17 (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subdivision, any certificate
 18 as an instructor in small arms practice issued to individuals pursuant
 19 to subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall be valid
 20 through December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-eight. After such
 21 date, individuals certified as an instructor in small arms practice
 22 pursuant to subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall
 23 seek recertification subject to the standards and curriculum promulgated
 24 by the division of criminal justice services pursuant to subdivision
 25 twenty-three of section eight hundred thirty-seven of the executive law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04262-01-5

 S. 1472 2

 1 § 2. Subdivision 23 of section 837 of the executive law, as added by
 2 chapter 371 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
 3 23. (a) In conjunction with the superintendent of [the] state police,
 4 promulgate policies and procedures with regard to standardization of
 5 firearms safety training required under subdivision nineteen of section
 6 400.00 of the penal law, which shall include the approval of course
 7 materials and promulgation of proficiency standards for live fire train-
 8 ing; [and]
 9 (b) In conjunction with the superintendent of state police, create an
 10 appeals board for the purpose of hearing appeals as provided in subdivi-
 11 sion four-a of section 400.00 of the penal law and promulgate rules and
 12 regulations governing such appeals[.]; and
 13 (c) Promulgate minimum standards and create curricula for the certif-
 14 ication of duly authorized in