S 1216: Relates to crisis intervention training for police officers in any city having a population of one million or more.
The bill aims to improve crisis intervention training for law enforcement officers in New York. The council will develop and disseminate written policies and procedures for responding to crisis situations involving individuals with mental illness and/or substance abuse disorder. These policies will include education and training for new and veteran police officers in cities with a population of one million or more. The bill also recommends establishing and implementing a training program for current and new officers, as well as periodic retraining, to ensure they are equipped to handle such situations effectively. The training program will be established and implemented on an ongoing basis, and the council will make recommendations for its implementation. The bill will take effect on the 90th day after it becomes a law, and the necessary rules and regulations can be implemented immediat…
| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CODES |
| Jan. 08, 2025 | REFERRED TO CODES |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1216 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- 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 crisis intervention training The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 840 of the executive law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 8 to read as follows: 3 8. The council shall, in addition: 4 (a) Develop, maintain and disseminate, in consultation with the 5 commissioner of mental hygiene and the commissioner of the office of 6 addiction services and supports, written policies and procedures regard- 7 ing protocols for response to crisis situations involving persons with 8 mental illness and/or substance abuse disorder. Such policies and proce- 9 dures shall make provisions for the education and training of all new 10 and veteran police officers in any city having a population of one 11 million or more on the protocols for response to crisis situations 12 involving persons with mental illness and/or substance abuse disorder; 13 and 14 (b) Recommend to the governor, rules and regulations with respect to 15 the establishment and implementation on an ongoing basis of a training 16 program for all current and new police officers in any city having a 17 population of one million or more regarding the policies and procedures 18 established pursuant to this subdivision, along with recommendations for 19 periodic retraining of such officers. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 21 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 22 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 23 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed 24 on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03232-01-5