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Int 0758-2024

Requiring civilian complaint review board members and investigators to participate in a firearm use and safety training conducted by the police department.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Public Safetyintroduced 2024-04-11

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2024-04-11Passed: 2025-12-31

Summary

This bill would require members of the Civilian Complaint Review Board and investigators employed by the Board to participate in a firearm use and safety training conducted by the New York City Police Department, within the first year of their appointment or hire.

Committee on Public SafetyPolice Department, Civilian Complaint Review Board, and Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, courts, legal services, District Attorneys, and the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor.

How it compares

16% of similar bills passed

8 passed · 42 died

This bill: 628 days in committee

Similar bills: median 601 days · 229 days when passed

Sponsors (2)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-04-11 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-04-11 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2025-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2024-04-11 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subdivision (c) of section 440 of the New York city charter is amended by adding a new paragraph 8 to read as follows: 8. Within the first year after appointment or hire, each member of the board, and any civilian investigator employed by the board, shall participate in a firearm use and safety training conducted by the police department. Such training shall: (i) Include a video-based program that provides participants with information regarding use of force options and patrol tactics pertaining to firearm use and safety; (ii) Allow participants to apply concepts learned from such program in a simulated environment; and (iii) Last no longer than 8 hours. The failure by a board member or civilian investigator employed by the board to complete such training within the first year after appointment or hire shall not affect the validity of the member's appointment to or the investigator's hire by the board. A board member appointed to fill a vacancy on the board shall be exempt from the requirements of this paragraph if the balance of the unexpired term the member is appointed to serve is less than 1 year. � 2. Subdivision (d) of section 440 of the New York city charter is amended by adding a new paragraph 4 to read as follows: 4. The police commissioner shall cooperate with members of the board and civilian investigators employed by the board to facilitate the firearm use and safety training required by paragraph 8 of subdivision (c) of this section. � 3. This local law takes effect immediately. PS LS #14388/14389 1/23/2024 4:01 PM 2 1