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This bill requires New York police officers to receive CPR training every two years and mandates annual reporting on compliance.
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History
- Substituted by A2115B
- Ordered to third reading cal.2205
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Print number 3165b
- Amend (t) and recommit to finance
- Reported and committed to finance
- Print number 3165a
- Amend (t) and recommit to local government
- Referred to local government
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Require Police CPR Training
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Felix Ortiz
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3165--B
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 20, 2017
Introduced by Sen. HAMILTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the executive law and the general municipal law, in relation to requiring certain police officers to be re-trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation every two years
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Briana's law".
§ 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 214-e to read as follows:
§ 214-e. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and retraining. 1. For the purposes of this section, "cardiopulmonary resuscitation" shall have the same meaning as provided in subdivision six of section six hundred twenty-one of the general business law.
2. Each member of the division of state police shall be:
(a) trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation during the training process to become a trooper;
(b) retrained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation every two years; and
(c) required to demonstrate the satisfactory completion of training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
§ 3. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 208-h to read as follows:
§ 208-h. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and retraining for police departments in cities having a population of one million or more 1. For the purposes of this section, "cardiopulmonary resuscitation"
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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shall have the same meaning as provided in subdivision six of section six hundred twenty-one of the general business law.
2. Every police department in a city having a population of one million or more shall provide all uniformed personnel of such department training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and direct that such training be completed at least every two years to the extent practicable, but no later than every four years.
§ 4. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation report. No later than May 1, 2018 and every May first thereafter, the police department of the city of New York and the division of state police shall provide to the legislature a report which shall include the total number of uniformed officers assigned to a patrol precinct, transit district, or police service area in the past calendar year, disaggregated by: (a) the total number trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation; (b) the total number of officers newly trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the past calendar year; (c) the total number of officers re-trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the past calendar year.
§ 5. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law.
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Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law and the general municipal law, in relation to requiring certain police officers to be re-trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation every two years
Purpose
To require all members of the State Police and NYPD police officers be routinely trained in the administration of CPR
Summary of provisions
This bill adds a new section 214-e to the executive law and a new subdivision b of section 208-h of the General Municipal Law. These new sections require that every police officer, member of the State Police, including police officer trainees and state police cadets, receive CPR training prior to employment as well as during employment every two years where practicable but no later than 4 years and requires that individuals demonstrate proficiency in the technique.
A report to legislature is required by May 1St 2018 and every year later detailing number of officers trained and retrained.
Justification
In response to the tragic death of Briana Ojeda in 2010 who died of an asthma attack when the attending police officer was unable to perform CPR, it is imperative that all police officers are adequately trained in the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR. This easy to learn procedure has been proven to save lives in emergency situations and could have helped save the life of Briana Ojeda. This bill will require every police officer in New York State to be retrained and tested in CPR. By requiring that all police officers know how to administer CPR we can ensure that those in need will be saved in the future.
Legislative history
S.7886 of 2013/14 S6717 of 2015/16
Fiscal implications
Minimal
Effective date
60 days after enactment
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