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NY A 5501

in committee

Requires the inclusion of cultural competency training in the basic training and pre-employment course curricula for police, firefighters, correction officers and first responders

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 5501 pass?

Not yet. NY A 5501 is in committee as of 2026-03-09 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-09): PRINT NUMBER 5501A

What is NY A 5501 about?

Requires the inclusion of cultural competency training in the basic training and pre-employment course curricula for state police officers and municipal police officers and sheriffs, members of fire departments and companies, corrections officers, first responders, emergency medical technicians and advanced emergency medical technicians.

Who sponsors NY A 5501?

Marianne Buttenschon is the primary sponsor of NY A 5501, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Requires the inclusion of cultural competency training in the basic training and pre-employment course curricula for state police officers and municipal police officers and sheriffs, members of fire departments and companies, corrections officers, first responders, emergency medical technicians and advanced emergency medical technicians.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-09 — PRINT NUMBER 5501A
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Marianne Buttenschonprimary
  • MaryJane Shimskycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-14

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-03-09

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  4. 2026-03-09

    PRINT NUMBER 5501A

    amendment-passage

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 10601not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1184not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 7449not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 518

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A5501?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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