New York A 5501: Provides for penalties for discrimination or retaliation against immigrant employees

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A05501 Summary:

BILL NOA05501A

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SAME ASSAME AS S00518-C

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SPONSORButtenschon

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COSPNSRShimsky

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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 NOA05501A

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02/14/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

03/09/2026amend (t) and recommit to governmental operations

03/09/2026print number 5501a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5501--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON, SHIMSKY -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Governmental Operations -- recommitted to the Commit-
 tee on Governmental Operations in accordance with Assembly Rule 3,
 sec. 2 -- 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.
 12 2. The accreditation body shall provide information pertaining to such
 13 policies and procedures to municipal law enforcement agencies and
 14 departments, fire departments, the department of corrections and commu-
 15 nity supervision and the department of health for implementation of such
 16 curricula by such agencies and departments.
 17 3. The superintendent of the state police shall promulgate rules and
 18 regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of this section.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02186-07-6

 A. 5501--A 2

 1 4. For the purposes of this section, the term "cultural competency"
 2 means knowledge and skills that enable a person to appreciate, under-
 3 stand and interact with members of diverse populations within the local
 4 community.
 5 § 2. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section
 6 208-i to read as follows:
 7 § 208-i. Mandatory police officer cultural competency training. The
 8 chief officer of every police department and sheriff's office in the
 9 state shall establish and implement basic training and pre-employment
 10 course curricula for all members of such office or department and for
 11 all current and new officer employees in accordance with the cultural
 12 competency policies and procedures established pursuant to section two
 13 hundred fourteen-j of the executive law.
 14 § 3. Section 204-d of the general municipal law, as amended by section
 15 44 of part B of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as
 16 follows:
 17 § 204-d. Duties of the fire chief. 1. The fire chief of any fir