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                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 5, 2011
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       Introduced  by M. of A. MONTESANO, SALADINO -- read once and referred to
         the Committee on Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring  all  certi-
         fied teachers to attend gang awareness training once every three years
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 3004 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
    2  new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
    3    7.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
    4  PRESCRIBE REGULATIONS  REQUIRING  THAT  ONCE  EVERY  THREE  YEARS  AFTER
    5  COMPLETION  OF THE FIRST FULL ACADEMIC YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT AS A CERTIFIED
    6  TEACHER, ALL CERTIFIED TEACHERS SHALL ATTEND A SEMINAR,  CLASS,  COURSE,
    7  OR  OTHER  TRAINING  PROGRAM RELATING TO GANG VIOLENCE AND ITS IMPACT ON
    8  SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN. THE TRAINING PROGRAM SHALL BE  ADMINISTERED  BY  AN
    9  INSTITUTION  OR  PROVIDER  WHICH  HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO
   10  PROVIDE SUCH TRAINING AND THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE  THAT  APPROVED
   11  PROGRAMS PROVIDE TEACHERS WITH WRITTEN CONFIRMATION OR A "CERTIFICATE OF
   12  COMPLETION"  OF  THEIR  ATTENDANCE  AND  COMPLETION  OF THE PROGRAM. THE
   13  COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE RULES OR REGULATIONS  DEFINING  THE  PROCE-
   14  DURES  BY WHICH THE DEPARTMENT SHALL VERIFY ATTENDANCE AND COMPLETION OF
   15  THE PROGRAM, AND PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH  THE  REQUIREMENTS
   16  OF THIS SECTION.
   17    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
   18  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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