New York S 1400: Relates to providing increased and uniform training requirements and outreach for law enforcement and establishes law enforcement peer support

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S01400 Summary:

BILL NOS01400 

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SAME ASSAME AS A07207

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SPONSORSANDERS

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Amd §§840, 837, 210, 214-e & 214-f, add §§839-a, 210-a & 210-b, Exec L; add §7.51, Ment Hyg L

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Relates to providing increased and uniform training requirements including implicit bias, use of force, first aid and firearm training, and outreach for law enforcement; establishes law enforcement peer support through the office of mental health.

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01/09/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1400

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to providing increased
 and uniform training requirements and outreach for law enforcement;
 and to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to administering law
 enforcement peer support

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph (d) of subdivision 4 of section
 2 840 of the executive law, as added by section 1 of part ZZ of chapter 55
 3 of the laws of 2019, is amended and a new subparagraph 5 is added to
 4 read as follows:
 5 (2) The model law enforcement use of force policy shall include, but
 6 is not limited to:
 7 (i) information on current law as it relates to the use of force by
 8 police and peace officers;
 9 (ii) guidelines regarding when use of force is permitted and requiring
 10 such force to be reasonable;
 11 (iii) requirements for reporting and documenting use of force;
 12 (iv) procedures for reporting to a supervisor and investigating use of
 13 force incidents;
 14 (v) guidelines regarding excessive use of force including duty to
 15 intervene when appropriate and safe, reporting, and timely medical
 16 treatment for injured persons, including immediate medical aid to
 17 gunshot victims, including victims injured during an officer-involved
 18 shooting;
 19 (vi) standards for failure to adhere to use of force guidelines;
 20 (vii) training mandates on use of force, conflict prevention, conflict
 21 resolution and negotiation, de-escalation techniques and strategies,
 22 including, but not limited to, interacting with persons presenting in an
 23 agitated condition; [and]

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04279-01-5

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 1 (viii) prohibited uses of force[.];
 2 (ix) training mandates on first-aid procedures including the use of
 3 tourniquets and QuikClot in addition to annual CPR and AED training;
 4 (x) requirements for de-escalation by officers without compromising
 5 safety; and
 6 (xi) guidelines for holding officers accountable to use sound tactics,
 7 including, but not limited to, time, distance and cover, to reduce the
 8 need to use force.
 9 (5) Establish in conjunction with the division of state police and
 10 regularly update a data collection and reporting system for the purpose
 11 of tracking all officer-involved deadly force encounters. Such deadly
 12 force encounters and uses of force resulting in serious bodily injury
 13 shall also be reported to the bureau of criminal apprehension for inclu-
 14 sion in the FBI's national use-of-force database.
 15 § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of section 840 of the executive
 16 law, as added by section 4 of part JJ of chapter 57 of the laws of 2018,
 17 is amended to read as follows:
 18 (a) Develop, maintain and disseminate, in consultation with the
 19 commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities
 20 and in consultation with individuals with developmental, physical or
 21 intellectual disabilities, written policies and procedures consistent
 22 with section 13.43 of the mental hygiene law, as added by section 1 of
 23 part JJ of chapter 57 of the laws of 2018, regarding the hand