§ 840. Functions, powers and duties of council. 1. The council may\nrecommend to the governor rules and regulations with respect to:\n (a) The approval, or revocation thereof, of police training schools\nadministered by municipalities;\n (b) Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements, and equipment\nand facilities to be required at approved municipal police training\nschools;\n (c) Minimum qualifications for instructors at approved police training\nschools;\n (d) The requirements of minimum basic training which police officers\nappointed to probationary terms shall complete before being eligible for\npermanent appointment, and the time within which such basic training\nmust be completed following such appointment to a probationary term;\n (e) The requirements of minimum basic training which police officers\nnot appointed for probationary terms but appointed on other than a\npermanent basis shall complete in order to be eligible for continued\nemployment or permanent appointment, and the time within which such\nbasic training must be completed following such appointment on a\nnon-permanent basis;\n (f) The requirements of minimum basic training which peace officers\nmust complete before being eligible for certification as peace officers,\npursuant to section 2.30 of the criminal procedure law;\n (g) Categories or classifications of advanced in-service training\nprograms and minimum courses of study and attendance requirements with\nrespect to such categories or classifications; and\n (i) The establishment, in cooperation with the division of state\npolice, of a formalized consumer product tampering training program for\nall law enforcement personnel.\n (j) (1) Development, maintenance and dissemination of written policies\nand procedures pursuant to title six of article six of the social\nservices law and applicable provisions of article ten of the family\ncourt act, regarding the mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect,\nreporting procedures and obligations of persons required to report,\nprovisions for taking a child into protective custody, mandatory\nreporting of deaths, immunity from liability, penalties for failure to\nreport and obligations for the provision of services and procedures\nnecessary to safeguard the life or health of the child; (2)\nestablishment and implementation on an ongoing basis, of a training\nprogram for all current and new police officers regarding the policies\nand procedures established pursuant to this paragraph; and (3)\nestablishment of a training program for police officers whose main\nresponsibilities are juveniles and the laws pertaining thereto,\nincluding children under twelve years of age who do not fall under the\ndefinition of juvenile delinquent pursuant to subparagraph (iii) of\nparagraph (a) of subdivision one of section 301.2 of the family court\nact and whose behavior, but for their age would bring them within the\njurisdiction of the family court pursuant to article three of the family\ncourt act, which training program shall be successfully completed before\nsuch officers are accredited pursuant to section eight hundred\nforty-six-h of this chapter.\n (k) Development, maintenance and dissemination, in consultation with\nthe department of agriculture and markets, of written policies and\nprocedures pursuant to animal cruelty and protection laws, including,\nbut not limited to, article twenty-six of the agriculture and markets\nlaw, section 352.3 of the family court act as it applies to companion\nanimals, and applicable provisions of the penal law, regarding the\ninvestigation and prevention of any act of cruelty to animals. The\ncouncil shall make provisions in such policies and procedures for the\neducation and training in enforcement of such animal cruelty and\nprotection laws.\n (l) Exemptions from particular provisions of this article in the case\nof peace officers appointed by the superintendent of state police if in\nits opinion the standards of peac
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