Committee advances bill requiring cultural competency module in basic training for first responders
The Finance Committee advanced S518c (Prasad), which would add cultural competency content to basic and pre-employment training for police, sheriffs, firefighters, corrections and emergency medical personnel, requiring the content to comprise 5% of basic training.
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The New York State Senate Finance Committee on Jan. 20 advanced S518c, a bill to add cultural competency training to the basic and pre‑employment curricula for state and municipal police, sheriffs, members of fire departments, correction officers, and emergency medical technicians.
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