New York S 1567: Requires police officers to attend annual diversity training seminars

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S01567 Summary:

BILL NOS01567 

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COSPNSRBORRELLO

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Add §214-j, Exec L; add §208-i, Gen Muni L; add §155-a, Town L

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Requires police officers to attend annual diversity training seminars.

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01/10/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1567

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 10, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. TEDISCO, BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, the general municipal law and the
 town law, in relation to requiring police officers to attend annual
 diversity training seminars

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "law
 2 enforcement diversity and conflict mitigation training act".
 3 § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 214-j to
 4 read as follows:
 5 § 214-j. Mandatory diversity training. 1. The superintendent shall,
 6 for all members of the state police:
 7 (a) develop, maintain and disseminate written policies and procedures
 8 requiring all state police officers and supervisors to attend annual
 9 diversity seminars providing training in the areas of diversity and
 10 inclusion, including training pertaining to appropriate sensitivity to
 11 issues of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age and
 12 disability;
 13 (b) establish, and implement on an ongoing basis, a training program
 14 for all current and new state police officer employees regarding the
 15 policies and procedures established pursuant to this section; and
 16 (c) provide information pertaining to such policies and procedures to
 17 municipal law enforcement agencies and departments for implementation by
 18 such agencies and departments, together with contact information for
 19 entities or individuals conducting such training as described in subdi-
 20 vision two of this section.
 21 2. The superintendent shall contract with non-police professionals
 22 with expertise in the areas of implicit bias, anger management, and
 23 diversity training to conduct the diversity seminars as described in
 24 subdivision one of this section. The seminars shall be attended by at

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04343-01-5

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 1 least one law enforcement official who will accentuate the importance of
 2 conflict reduction and the appropriate procedures used for the safety of
 3 the alleged perpetrator, witnesses and the officers themselves.
 4 3. Funding for the seminars shall be procured from seized asset funds
 5 and the budget of the state division of criminal justice services and
 6 shall be disbursed in the form of grants to municipalities.
 7 4. The conduct of diversity seminars as provided in this section shall
 8 commence no later than January first, two thousand twenty-six.
 9 § 3. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section
 10 208-i to read as follows:
 11 § 208-i. Mandatory police officer diversity training. The chief offi-
 12 cer of every police department and sheriff's office in the state shall,
 13 for all members of such office or department, establish, and implement a
 14 diversity training seminar program for all current and new officer
 15 employees. Such program shall include annual training regarding the
 16 diversity policies and procedures established pursuant to section two
 17 hundred fourteen-j of the executive law and shall be conducted in
 18 accordance with standards established by the superintendent of the state
 19 police. Each officer of the department shall be required to attend a
 20 diversity seminar on an annual basis. Funding for such seminars shall be
 21 provided to municipalities pursuant to subdivision three of section two
 22 hundred fourteen-j of the exe