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A 8254: Relates to training police officers on how to respond to situations involving individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities.
What A 8254 does, verified September 28, 2025
The bill aims to improve the response of law enforcement officers to individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities. It requires the development of written policies and procedures for handling emergency situations involving these individuals, including training on the appropriate use of force and deescalation techniques. The training should be consistent with the individual's safety and address both adult and minor individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities. The bill also establishes that these policies and procedures should be developed in consultation with the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities. The training requirements take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: substituted by s4767 (2025-05-29)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8254
- What is the current status of A 8254?
- As of September 28, 2025, A 8254 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on May 29, 2025, was "substituted by s4767".
- Did A 8254 pass?
- Not yet. A 8254 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8254, and where is it now?
- A 8254 was authored by Asm. Chantel Jackson with 1 coauthor.
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| May. 29, 2025 | substituted by s4767 |
| May. 29, 2025 | ordered to third reading rules cal.353 |
| May. 29, 2025 | rules report cal.353 |
| May. 29, 2025 | reported |
| May. 28, 2025 | reported referred to rules |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 5, 2025 · 394 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8254 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Codes AN ACT to amend the executive law and the mental hygiene law, in relation to training police officers on how to respond to situations involving individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other develop- mental disabilities The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of section 840 of the execu- 2 tive law, as added by section 4 of part JJ of chapter 57 of the laws of 3 2018, is amended to read as follows: 4 (a) Develop, maintain and disseminate, in consultation with the 5 commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities, 6 written policies and procedures consistent with section 13.43 of the 7 mental hygiene law, regarding the handling of emergency situations 8 involving individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other develop- 9 mental disabilities. Such policies and procedures shall make provisions 10 for the education and training of new and veteran police officers on the 11 handling of emergency situations involving individuals with autism spec- 12 trum disorder and other developmental disabilities, including but not 13 limited to training on the appropriate use of force on such individuals, 14 as well as training on appropriate techniques for deescalating encount- 15 ers with such individuals that is consistent with such individual's 16 safety; and 17 § 2. Subdivision (b) of section 13.43 of the mental hygiene law, as 18 added by section 1 of part JJ of chapter 57 of the laws of 2018, is 19 amended to read as follows: 20 (b) Such training shall address appropriate response techniques for 21 dealing with both adults and minors with autism spectrum disorder and 22 other developmental disabilities, including but not limited to training 23 on the appropriate use of force on such individuals, as well as training 24 on appropriate techniques for deescalating encounters with such individ- 25 uals that is consistent with such individual's safety. 26 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08887-01-5
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