Senate Bill S5934A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes Briana's law requiring biennial CPR training for peace officers

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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Bill Amendments

2015-S5934 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §208-h, Gen Muni L; add §233, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S7886

2015-S5934 - Summary

Establishes Briana's law requiring biennial CPR training for police officers.

2015-S5934 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5934 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5934

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law  and  the  executive  law,  in
  relation  to requiring police officers to be retrained in cardiopulmo-
  nary resuscitation every two years

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

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
"Briana's Law".
  S 2. The general municipal law is amended  by  adding  a  new  section
208-h to read as follows:
  S   208-H.   BIENNIAL  POLICE  OFFICER  CARDIOPULMONARY  RESUSCITATION
RETRAINING. 1. EVERY POLICE OFFICER IN A CITY, COUNTY, TOWN  OR  VILLAGE
SHALL, EVERY TWO YEARS BE:
  A.  RETRAINED  IN CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVI-
SION SIX OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS  LAW;
AND
  B.  REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE THE SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF TRAINING IN
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION.
  2. THE COST OF SUCH RETRAINING SHALL  BE  THE  RESPONSIBILITY  OF  THE
POLICE  OFFICER,  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  THE  CITY, COUNTY, TOWN, OR
VILLAGE MAY, AT LOCAL OPTION, REIMBURSE THE POLICE OFFICER FOR ALL OR  A
PORTION  OF THE COST OF SUCH RETRAINING OR MAY, AT LOCAL OPTION, PROVIDE
ITS OWN RETRAINING PROGRAM PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION TO SUCH POLICE OFFICERS.
  S 3. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 232 to  read
as follows:
  S  232.  BIENNIAL  STATE  POLICE OFFICER CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
RETRAINING. 1. EVERY STATE POLICE OFFICER SHALL, EVERY TWO YEARS BE:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03002-04-5

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2015-S5934A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §208-h, Gen Muni L; add §233, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S7886

2015-S5934A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes Briana's law requiring biennial CPR training for police officers.

2015-S5934A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5934A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5934--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules --  recommitted
  to the Committee on Local Government in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law  and  the  executive  law,  in
  relation  to requiring police officers to be retrained in cardiopulmo-
  nary resuscitation every two years

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

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
"Briana's Law".
  S 2. The general municipal law is amended  by  adding  a  new  section
208-h to read as follows:
  S   208-H.   BIENNIAL  POLICE  OFFICER  CARDIOPULMONARY  RESUSCITATION
RETRAINING. 1. EVERY POLICE OFFICER IN A CITY, COUNTY, TOWN  OR  VILLAGE
SHALL, EVERY TWO YEARS BE:
  A.  RETRAINED  IN CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVI-
SION SIX OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS  LAW;
AND
  B.  REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE THE SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF TRAINING IN
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION.
  2. THE COST OF SUCH RETRAINING SHALL  BE  THE  RESPONSIBILITY  OF  THE
POLICE  OFFICER,  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  THE  CITY, COUNTY, TOWN, OR
VILLAGE MAY, AT LOCAL OPTION, REIMBURSE THE POLICE OFFICER FOR ALL OR  A
PORTION  OF THE COST OF SUCH RETRAINING OR MAY, AT LOCAL OPTION, PROVIDE
ITS OWN RETRAINING PROGRAM PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION TO SUCH POLICE OFFICERS.
  S 3. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 233 to  read
as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03002-07-6

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