Assembly Bill A1985

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of education to promulgate rules and regulations that prohibit harassment, intimidation and bullying of students

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A1985 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2288
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §313-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5544
2011-2012: A5050, S5051
2015-2016: A1224, S4948
2017-2018: A4622, S2086
2019-2020: A5437

2013-A1985 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to promulgate rule and regulations that prohibit harassment, intimidation and bullying of students; school districts shall be responsible for making copies of such policies available to parents, guardians, students, volunteers and school employees.

2013-A1985 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1985

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. TITUS, WEISENBERG, PEOPLES-STOKES, CLARK, CAHILL
  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, COLTON,  GALEF,  GOTTFRIED,
  MARKEY, MILLMAN, ROBINSON, ROSENTHAL, WRIGHT -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Education

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to harassment prevention
  policies

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 313-b
to read as follows:
  S 313-B. HARASSMENT PREVENTION POLICIES.  1.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
PROMULGATE  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS THAT PROHIBIT THE HARASSMENT, INTIM-
IDATION OR BULLYING OF ANY STUDENT. IT SHALL BE  THE  RESPONSIBILITY  OF
EACH  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  TO  MAKE  AVAILABLE  COPIES  OF SUCH POLICIES TO
PARENTS, GUARDIANS, STUDENTS, VOLUNTEERS AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES.
  2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
  (A) "HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION OR BULLYING" SHALL MEAN ANY  INTENTIONAL
ELECTRONIC,  WRITTEN,  VERBAL OR PHYSICAL ACT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO ONE SHOWN TO BE MOTIVATED BY ANY CHARACTERISTIC  IN  SECTION  240.25,
240.26, 240.30 OR 240.31 OF THE PENAL LAW, OR OTHER DISTINGUISHING CHAR-
ACTERISTICS,  WHEN  THE INTENTIONAL ELECTRONIC, WRITTEN, VERBAL OR PHYS-
ICAL ACT:
  (1) PHYSICALLY HARMS A STUDENT OR DAMAGES THE STUDENT'S PROPERTY; OR
  (2) HAS THE EFFECT  OF  SUBSTANTIALLY  INTERFERING  WITH  A  STUDENT'S
EDUCATION; OR
  (3)  IS  SO  SEVERE, PERSISTENT OR PERVASIVE THAT IT CREATES AN INTIM-
IDATING EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT; OR
  (4) HAS THE EFFECT OF SUBSTANTIALLY DISRUPTING THE  ORDERLY  OPERATION
OF THE SCHOOL.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01723-01-3
              

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