Assembly Actions -
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Feb 05, 2016 |
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Assembly Bill A9259
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
RICHARDSON
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Latrice Walker
Earlene Hooper
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Michael Blake
multi-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Alicia Hyndman
2015-A9259 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S5665
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Governmental Operations
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §13.09, Ment Hyg L; amd §§156 & 837-a, Exec L; amd §3011, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S5528
2011-2012: S3627
2013-2014: S2413
2015-A9259 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9259 I N A S S E M B L Y February 5, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RICHARDSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, the executive law and the public health law, in relation to requiring police officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians and certified first responders to complete training in the appropriate recognition and response methods to persons with developmental disabilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 13.09 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new subdivision (h) to read as follows: (H) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A CURRICULUM AND COURSE OF STUDY TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION AND INFORMATION TO FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS AND CERTIFIED FIRST RESPONDERS ON THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND THE APPROPRIATE RECOGNITION AND RESPONSE METHODS RELATING TO DEVELOP- MENTAL DISABILITIES. S 2. Subdivision 6 of section 156 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 580 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows: 6. Plan, coordinate and provide training for firefighters, both paid and volunteer, and related governmental officers and employees, relating to fire and arson prevention and control, and encourage expansion and improvement of local training facilities in cooperation with fire compa- nies, municipal corporations and districts. Such training shall be made available by video or computer to the maximum extent possible. The office shall adopt rules and regulations relating to such training, including but not limited to training standards used and the process by which training hours are allocated to counties as well as a uniform procedure for requesting and providing additional training hours. SUCH TRAINING SHALL REQUIRE EVERY FIREFIGHTER, ONCE EVERY THIRTY MONTHS, TO COMPLETE THE COURSE OF STUDY ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF DEVELOP- MENTAL DISABILITIES PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (H) OF SECTION 13.09 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11087-03-6
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