Int 0127-2024
Providing de-escalation and self-defense training to fire department employees within the bureau of emergency medical services providing emergency medical services.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Fire and Emergency Managementintroduced 2024-02-28Local Law 2024/061
Enacted as Local Law 2024/061.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2024-02-28Passed: 2024-05-01Enacted: 2024-05-01
Summary
This bill would require the fire department to provide de-escalation and self-defense training to its employees providing medical services within the bureau of emergency medical services. Such training would be available at least once every third calendar year.
Committee on Fire and Emergency Management — Fire/EMS (non-health-related issues), and Emergency Management Department[ (OEM)].
How it compares
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18 passed · 32 died
This bill: 42 days in committee
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Sponsors (15)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-02-28 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-02-28 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2024-02-29 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2024-02-29 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2024-02-29 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2024-02-29 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2024-04-11 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2024-04-11 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
ActionAmended by Committee
2024-04-11 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2024-04-11 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
AdvancedApproved by Council
2024-04-11 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2024-04-11 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Mayor
2024-05-01 · Mayor
AdvancedSigned Into Law by Mayor
2024-05-01 · Mayor
ActionRecved from Mayor by Council
2024-05-01 · City Council
Votes (8)
Aye (8)
Oswald J. FelizLynn C. SchulmanCarmen N. De La RosaKevin C. RileySusan ZhuangJoann Ariola James F. GennaroKalman Yeger
Heard at (5)
City Council · 2024-04-11 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Fire and Emergency Management · 2024-04-11 · 11:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Fire and Emergency Management · 2024-02-29 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Housing and Buildings · 2024-02-29 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2024-02-28 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (20)
- Summary of Int. No. 127-A
- Summary of Int. No. 127
- Int. No. 127
- Hearing Testimony 11/28/23
- February 28, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-28-24
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - February 28, 2024
- Committee Report 2/29/24
- Hearing Testimony 2/29/24
- Hearing Transcript 2/29/24
- Proposed Int. No. 127-A - 4/3/24
- Committee Report 4/11/24
- Hearing Transcript 4/11/24
- Committee Report - Stated Meeting
- April 11, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 4-11-24
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - April 11, 2024
- Int. No. 127-A (FINAL)
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Local Law 61
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 15 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 15-149 to read as follows:
� 15-149 De-escalation and self-defense training. The department shall develop de-escalation and self-defense training for employees of the department within the bureau of emergency medical services who provide emergency medical services. Such training shall be designed to address the unique characteristics and operations of emergency medical services, with a particular focus on violent situations in the context of patient care. Such training shall include, but need not be limited to, recognition and understanding of mental illness and distress, effective communication skills, conflict de-escalation techniques, and self-defense techniques. The department shall offer such training no less frequently than once every third calendar year.
� 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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