A8263 — Relates to requiring training of police department and state police personnel on the protocols of the address confidentiality program
Last action — In Senate Committee
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Assembly
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced May 05, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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Summary
Requires the secretary of state to develop and mandate training of police department personnel and state police officers on the protocols of the address confidentiality program.
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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the New York Consolidated Laws: Section 840 of the executive law.
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Section 840 of the executive law
9. (a) The council, in coordination with the office of victim services, the office for the prevention of domestic violence and the secretary of state, shall promulgate policies and procedures with regard to training on the address confidentiality program pursuant to section one hundred eight of this chapter which shall include, but not limited to: (i) training on the purpose and benefits of the address confidentiali- ty program; (ii) procedures for identifying and assisting victims who may be eligible for such program; (iii) guidelines for maintaining confidentiality and handling sensi- tive information related to program participants; and (iv) protocols for coordinating with the office of victim services and other agencies to provide support services to program participants. italics (b) Such training shall be required for all police officers and shall be incorporated into existing training programs including, but not limited to, the basic course for police officers and in-service programs. The training for in-service programs on the address confiden- tiality program shall be conducted once every three years. (c) The division of criminal justice services shall provide confirma- tion of compliance with such training requirement for all police depart- ments to the secretary of state pursuant to section one hundred eight of this chapter. The report shall include confirmation from the division of crimi- nal justice services of the date that each county received the training materials and when the training was completed by each police department; and confirmation from the superintendent of state police that training was completed by all state police officers. § 214-j. Address confidentiality program training. (a) The superinten- dent, in coordination with the office of victim services, the office for the prevention of domestic violence and the secretary of state, shall promulgate policies and procedures with regard to training on the address confidentiality program pursuant to section one hundred eight of this chapter which shall include, but not be limited to: (i) training on the purpose and benefits of the address confidentiali- ty program; (ii) procedures for identifying and assisting victims who may be eligible for such program; (iii) guidelines for maintaining confidentiality and handling sensi- tive information related to program participants; and (iv) protocols for coordinating with the office of victim services and other agencies to provide support services to program participants. (b) Such training shall be required for all state police officers and shall be incorporated into existing training programs. Such training shall be conducted once every three years. (c) The superintendent shall provide confirmation of compliance with such training requirement for all new and veteran state police officers to the secretary of state pursuant to section one hundred eight of this chapter.
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Action History
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REFERRED TO CODES
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DELIVERED TO SENATE
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PASSED ASSEMBLY
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ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.359
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REPORTED
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PRINT NUMBER 8263B
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AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS
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REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
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PRINT NUMBER 8263A
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AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS
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REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
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REFERRED TO CODES
Sponsors
- John Zaccaro Jr. · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
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Co-sponsors (0)
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Not signed on (218)
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- What does A8263 do?
- Requires the secretary of state to develop and mandate training of police department personnel and state police officers on the protocols of the address confidentiality program.
- Who sponsors A8263?
- A8263 is sponsored by John Zaccaro Jr..
- What is the current status of A8263?
- This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced May 05, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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