Directs the municipal police training council to establish policies and procedures for police officers, relating to the investigation of and intervention into sex offenses; provides for recommendations to the governor relating to rules and regulations therefor; directs the office of court administration to provide training to judges and justices with respect to crimes involving sexual assault.

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A2349A-2011 Actions

• Sep 23, 2011: signed chap.506
• Sep 12, 2011: delivered to governor
• Jun 22, 2011: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 22, 2011: PASSED SENATE
• Jun 22, 2011: 3RD READING CAL.862
• Jun 22, 2011: SUBSTITUTED FOR S4895
• May 10, 2011: RECOMMITTED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
• May 10, 2011: returned to senate
• May 10, 2011: repassed assembly
• May 2, 2011: amended on third reading 2349a
• May 2, 2011: vote reconsidered - restored to third reading
• May 2, 2011: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
• May 2, 2011: recalled from senate
• Apr 12, 2011: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
• Apr 12, 2011: delivered to senate
• Apr 12, 2011: passed assembly
• Mar 24, 2011: advanced to third reading cal.145
• Mar 22, 2011: reported
• Mar 15, 2011: reported referred to codes
• Jan 18, 2011: referred to governmental operations

A2349A-2011 Votes

A2349A-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   2349--A
                                                          Cal. No. 145

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                              January 18, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WEINSTEIN,  BING, JAFFEE, MARKEY, P. RIVERA,
    ROSENTHAL, SCHIMEL, LAVINE, SPANO, ENGLEBRIGHT --  Multi-Sponsored  by
    -- M. of A. CROUCH, PHEFFER -- read once and referred to the Committee
    on  Governmental Operations -- passed by Assembly and delivered to the
    Senate, recalled from the Senate,  vote  reconsidered,  bill  amended,
    ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading

  AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to directing the munici-
    pal police training council to establish policies and  procedures  for
    the  investigation of sex offenses and intervention by police officers
    into the commission of such offenses; and to amend the judiciary  law,
    in  relation  to  providing training for judges and justices on crimes
    involving sexual assault

    THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1. Section 840 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
  subdivision 4 to read as follows:

    4. THE COUNCIL SHALL, IN ADDITION:

    (A)  DEVELOP,  MAINTAIN  AND  DISSEMINATE,  IN  CONSULTATION WITH RAPE
  CRISIS CENTERS EXPERIENCED IN ASSISTING VICTIMS IN THIS  STATE,  WRITTEN
  POLICIES  AND  PROCEDURES  CONSISTENT  WITH APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE
  FAMILY COURT ACT, DOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW AND THE
  PENAL LAW, REGARDING THE INVESTIGATION OF AND INTERVENTION  BY  NEW  AND
  VETERAN  POLICE  OFFICERS IN CRIMES INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT. SUCH POLI-
  CIES AND PROCEDURES SHALL MAKE PROVISIONS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING  OF
  NEW  AND VETERAN POLICE OFFICERS IN THE INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF
  CRIMES INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT  UNDER  STATE  LAW,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT
  LIMITED TO:

    (1) TECHNIQUES FOR INTERVIEWING SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS,
    (2)  FAIR  TREATMENT  STANDARDS  FOR CRIME VICTIMS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE
  TWENTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER,
    (3) EVIDENCE GATHERING AND EVIDENCE PRESERVATION, AND

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD06269-04-1

 A. 2349--A                          2

    (4) DISSEMINATION OF  INFORMATION  CONCERNING  AVAILABILITY  OF  LOCAL
  SERVICES FOR THE VICTIMS OF SUCH CRIMES; AND
    (B)  RECOMMEND  TO THE GOVERNOR, RULES AND REGULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO
  ESTABLISHMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION ON  AN  ONGOING  BASIS  OF  A  TRAINING
  PROGRAM  FOR  ALL CURRENT AND NEW POLICE OFFICERS REGARDING THE POLICIES
  AND PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  ALONG  WITH
  RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PERIODIC RETRAINING OF POLICE OFFICERS.
    S  2.  The  judiciary  law is amended by adding a new section 219-c to
  read as follows:

    S 219-C. CRIMES  INVOLVING  SEXUAL  ASSAULT;  JUDICIAL  TRAINING.  THE
  OFFICE  OF  COURT  ADMINISTRATION  SHALL PROVIDE TRAINING FOR JUDGES AND
  JUSTICES WITH RESPECT TO CRIMES INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT.
    S 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
  have become a law.