BILL NUMBER: S6601
SPONSOR: SANDERS
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to motorcycle profiling
 
PURPOSE:
This legislation would require that the municipal police training coun-
cil include issues related to motorcycle profiling in basic law enforce-
ment training.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 provides that the municipal police training council shall
ensure that issues related to motorcycle profiling are addressed in
basic law enforcement training and offered to in-service law enforcement
officers in conjunction with existing training regarding profiling. It
also requires local law enforcement agencies to add a Statement condemn-
ing motorcycle profiling to existing policies regarding profiling.
Section 2 establishes an effective date.
 
EXISTING LAW:
New law
 
JUSTIFICATION:
In recent years, there has been an increase in the profiling of motorcy-
clists in the New York State area. This bill would require law enforce-
ment officers to be trained regarding issues related to motorcycle
profiling.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2021-22 REFERRED TO SENATE FINANCE
2021-22 referred to assembly governmental operations
2019-20 REFERRED TO SENATE FINANCE
2019-20 referred to assembly governmental operations
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None
 
LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have
become law.