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S 6106: Relates to establishing mandatory continuing law enforcement education for peace officers; requires peace officers to biannually complete a minimum of 32 credit hours of training including de-escalation techniques, implicit biases and mental health training.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 11, 2026

What S 6106 does, verified January 11, 2026

The proposed law requires peace officers in the state to complete a minimum of 32 hours of bi-annual training to effectively carry out their duties. This training will cover de-escalation techniques, implicit biases, and mental health training. The training is prescribed by the municipal police training council and may be provided in various formats. Peace officers who fail to complete the required training will not be allowed to carry or use a weapon during their official duties. The law also states that training hours can be carried over from one year to the next if not completed in the same year.

Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6106
What is the current status of S 6106?
As of January 11, 2026, S 6106 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO CODES".
Did S 6106 pass?
Not yet. S 6106 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote S 6106, and where is it now?
S 6106 was authored by Sen. Kevin Parker with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Codes.
Recent actions2 total · showing 2
Jan. 07, 2026REFERRED TO CODES
Mar. 05, 2025REFERRED TO CODES
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 5, 2025 · 323 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6106 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE March 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PARKER, BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to establishing mandatory continuing law enforcement education for peace officers The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 2.30 of the criminal procedure law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 3 7. Every peace officer in the state shall, bi-annually, successfully 4 complete, at a minimum, thirty-two credit hours of training designed to 5 enable such peace officers to more effectively carry out their duties. 6 Such training shall cover de-escalation techniques, implicit biases and 7 mental health training. Such training shall be prescribed by the munici- 8 pal police training council. Training received by a peace officer in 9 excess of thirty-two hours in any one year may be carried over by the 10 member into succeeding years in order to meet the requirement of this 11 subdivision. Training may be provided in a variety of formats, including 12 but not limited to, electronic media, video, distance learning and 13 traditional classroom training. No employer shall allow any peace offi- 14 cer it employs to carry or use a weapon during any phase of the offi- 15 cer's official duties, unless the officer has satisfactorily completed 16 the required hours of this subdivision. A peace officer who fails to 17 successfully complete training under this subdivision shall not exercise 18 the powers enumerated under section 2.20 of this article. 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06004-01-5 
Text of S 6106 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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