STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3606--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 29, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROZIC, LAVINE, MOSLEY, D. ROSENTHAL, NOLAN, WALLACE, FAHY, VANEL, BICHOTTE, BLAKE, RYAN, WEPRIN, PHEFFER AMATO, BARNWELL, L. ROSENTHAL, RICHARDSON, SIMON, JOHNS, FITZPATRICK, ABBATE, DINOWITZ, ORTIZ, DE LA ROSA, DICKENS, FERNANDEZ, EPSTEIN, BARRETT, GALEF, DenDEKKER, COLTON, D'URSO, PICHARDO, REYES, COOK, AUBRY, SCHMITT, STERN, DeSTEFANO, GIGLIO, McDONOUGH, CRUZ, JOYNER, FALL, TAYLOR, BRAUNSTEIN, EICHENSTEIN, GOTTFRIED, RAYNOR, RIVERA, HYNDMAN, SEAWRIGHT, GRIFFIN, GLICK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ENGLE- BRIGHT, LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern- mental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to policies and proce- dures regarding hate crimes and establishing a hate crimes training program 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 6 to read as follows: 3 6. The council shall, in addition: 4 (a) Develop, maintain and disseminate, in consultation with the divi- 5 sion of human rights and the hate crime task force established pursuant 6 to section two hundred sixteen of this chapter, written policies and 7 procedures regarding the recognition of and response to hate crimes, as 8 defined in article four hundred eighty-five of the penal law. Such poli- 9 cies and procedures shall make provisions for the education and training 10 of new and veteran police officers on the recognition of and response to 11 hate crimes; and 12 (b) Recommend to the governor, rules and regulations with respect to 13 the establishment and implementation on an ongoing basis of a training 14 program for all current and new police officers regarding the policies 15 and procedures established pursuant to this subdivision, along with EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01298-02-9A. 3606--A 2 1 recommendations for periodic retraining of police officers. Such recom- 2 mended rules and recommendations shall also be submitted to the tempo- 3 rary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly. 4 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 5 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 6 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 7 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed 8 on or before such effective date.