The New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Caucus hosted a “Let Us Breathe” press conference in support of New York State Police Reform Legislation on June 4, 2020 at the Harlem State Office Building in Harlem.
The legislative package on police reform that members of the caucus will be working on next week include:
- Repeal of 50-a
- Bill Number:2513/S.3695
- Sponsors: (O’Donnell/Bailey)
- Bans Racial/Ethnic Profiling by Police
- Bill Number: 4615A/S.1137A
- Sponsors: (Bichotte/Benjamin)
- False 9-1-1 Complaints
- Bill Number: 3566
- Sponsors: (Ortiz/Benjamin)
- Office of the Special Prosecutor
- Bill Number: 1601A/S.2574A
- Sponsors: (Perry/Bailey)
- Police STAT Act
- Bill Number: 5472/S.1830B
- Sponsors: (Lentol/Hoylman)
- Right to Monitor Act
- Bill Number: 1360A/S.3253
- Sponsors: (Perry/Parker)
- Local Independent Oversight of Police
- Bill Number: A10560/S.7527
- Sponsors: (Richardson/Myrie)
- Medical Attention for Persons Under Arrest
- Bill Number: 8226/S.6601
- Sponsors: (Fernandez/Bailey)
- Establishes the Crime of Strangulation
- Bill Number: 6144/S.6670A
- Sponsors: (Mosley/Benjamin)
- Failure to Obtain Medical Care
- Bill Number: 3056B/S.4076
- Sponsors: (Fernandez/Biaggi)
- Reducing Arrests for Non-Criminal Offenses
- Bill Number: 4053/S.2571
- Sponsors: (Aubry/Bailey)
- Expanded Use of Law Enforcement Body Cameras
- Body Cameras for NYS Police
- Bill Number: 8674/S.6686
- Sponsors: (Walker/Parker)
- Body Cameras for MTA Police
- Bill Number: 8493A/S.06793A
- Sponsors: (Reyes/Ramos)
Other press conferences were held simultaneously in Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, Long Island, Syracuse, and Buffalo.
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