A278-2011 Actions

• Mar 27, 2012: held for consideration in education
• Jan 4, 2012: referred to education
• Jan 5, 2011: referred to education

A278-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                          278
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 (PREFILED)
 January 5, 2011
 
 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:

 

Section 1.

Section 3004 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 7 to read as follows:

 7.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
 PRESCRIBE REGULATIONS  REQUIRING  THAT  ONCE  EVERY  THREE  YEARS  AFTER
 COMPLETION  OF THE FIRST FULL ACADEMIC YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT AS A CERTIFIED
 TEACHER, ALL CERTIFIED TEACHERS SHALL ATTEND A SEMINAR,  CLASS,  COURSE,
 OR  OTHER  TRAINING  PROGRAM RELATING TO GANG VIOLENCE AND ITS IMPACT ON
 SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN. THE TRAINING PROGRAM SHALL BE  ADMINISTERED  BY  AN
 INSTITUTION  OR  PROVIDER  WHICH  HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO
 PROVIDE SUCH TRAINING AND THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE  THAT  APPROVED
 PROGRAMS PROVIDE TEACHERS WITH WRITTEN CONFIRMATION OR A "CERTIFICATE OF
 COMPLETION"  OF  THEIR  ATTENDANCE  AND  COMPLETION  OF THE PROGRAM. THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE RULES OR REGULATIONS  DEFINING  THE  PROCE
 DURES  BY WHICH THE DEPARTMENT SHALL VERIFY ATTENDANCE AND COMPLETION OF
 THE PROGRAM, AND PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH  THE  REQUIREMENTS
 OF THIS SECTION.
 

S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02295-01-1

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