Bill > A04937

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

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs, Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A4937