§ 5-13 Volunteer and Contractor Training.
RCNY § 5-13
(a)The Department and CHA shall ensure that each of their volunteers and contractors who have contact with inmates have been trained on their responsibilities under the Department's and CHA's sexual abuse and sexual harassment prevention, detection, and response policies and procedures.
(b)The level and type of training provided to volunteers and contractors shall be based on the services they provide and level of contact they have with inmates, but all volunteers and contractors who have contact with inmates shall be notified of the Department's and CHA's zero-tolerance policy regarding sexual abuse and sexual harassment and informed of how to report such incidents.
(c)The Department and CHA shall maintain documentation confirming that their volunteers and contractors understand the training they have received.
(d)The Department and CHA shall complete the training of volunteers by July 31, 2017.
(e)The Department and CHA shall complete the training of contractors by July 31, 2019.
(f)The Department and CHA shall provide to the Board on an annual basis the training schedules, training curriculum and credentials of the trainers, in accordance with this section, starting on March 1, 2017 for the previous year and on the first business day of March following the end of each year thereafter. (Added City Record 11/25/2016, eff. 1/2/2017)
