Bill > A05178

This bill amends the New York state law to prohibit police officers from carrying or using a firearm during their official duties, unless they have satisfactorily completed a training course that meets or exceeds the minimum standards set by the municipal police training council. The bill also requires that police officers receive annual instruction in the use of deadly physical force and firearms, and that their employers provide this training with sufficient frequency to avoid any impact on the officers' on-duty employment. Additionally, the bill specifies that officers cannot be transferred from their assigned duties due to their employer's failure to provide the required training, and that such failure shall not impair the officers' ability to carry a firearm while off-duty.