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A 1446: Mandates that all state employees attend bystander intervention training for sexual harassment prevention annually.
What A 1446 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to mandate that all state employees attend a bystander intervention training program annually to prevent sexual harassment. This program will be developed by the Division for the Prevention of Sexual Harassment. The training is intended to educate employees on how to intervene safely and effectively in situations of potential harassment. The program will take effect on the 90th day after the bill becomes a law.
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Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental operations |
| Jan. 09, 2025 | referred to governmental operations |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 9, 2025 · 179 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1446 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 9, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, SEAWRIGHT, JACKSON, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, LEMONDES, DAVILA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. TAYLOR -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to mandating bystander intervention training for sexual harassment prevention for all state employees The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 295 of the executive law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 19 to read as follows: 3 19. To mandate that all state employees shall annually attend a 4 bystander intervention training program developed by the division for 5 the prevention of sexual harassment. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 7 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02791-01-5
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