Provides that the commissioner of education shall promulgate rules and regulations which require that students who are in fifth grade or below shall remain in their school building unless released to an authorized person.

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S287A-2011 Actions

• Jan 5, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 287A
• Jan 5, 2012: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO EDUCATION
• Mar 29, 2011: DEFEATED IN EDUCATION
• Feb 22, 2011: NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
• Jan 5, 2011: REFERRED TO EDUCATION

S287A-2011 Votes

S287A-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S287A

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the commissioner of
education to promulgate rules and regulations requiring that all
students in grade five or below remain at their school unless they are
under the supervision of authorized transportation, a parent or guardian
or another authorized person

PURPOSE:
The purpose of this legislation is to ensure the safety of our
children to and from school.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 - Amends section 305 of Education Law by adding a new
subdivision 43. Requires the Commissioner of Education to promulgate
rules and regulations requiring that all students in grade five and
below remain at their school unless they are released under the
supervision of authorized transportation, a parent or guardian or
another authorized person.

Section 2 - Effective Date

EXISTING LAW:
None.

JUSTIFICATION:
In March 2002, a series of reported incidents occurred in Queens
involving pedophiles who molested, exposed themselves or tried to
lure school children into their cars. Several of these incidents
involved elementary school children who were on their way to and from
school. These incidents may have been averted if the children had
been accompanied by an adult or authorized person of responsible age
This legislation will help to ensure the safety of our children.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2011:    S.287 - Defeated in Education/A.1243 - Referred to Education
2009-10: S.3131 - Referred to Education/A.8850 Referred to Education
2007-08: S.780 - Referred to Education

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

S287A-2011 Text

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

                                   287--A

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                                 (PREFILED)

                               January 5, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
    printed to be committed to the Committee on Education  --  recommitted
    to the Committee on Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
    --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
    and recommitted to said committee

  AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the  commis-
    sioner of education to promulgate rules and regulations requiring that
    all students in grade five or below remain at their school unless they
    are  under  the  supervision of authorized transportation, a parent or
    guardian or another authorized person

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


    Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
  subdivision 43 to read as follows:

    43.  THE  COMMISSIONER  IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE RULES
  AND REGULATIONS WHICH REQUIRE THAT ALL STUDENTS WHO ARE IN GRADE FIVE OR
  BELOW AND WHO ARE ATTENDING SCHOOL ON A PARTICULAR DAY SHALL  REMAIN  AT
  THEIR  SCHOOL BUILDING UNLESS THEY ARE RELEASED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF
  AUTHORIZED TRANSPORTATION, A PARENT OR GUARDIAN  OR  ANOTHER  AUTHORIZED
  PERSON.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD02582-02-1