Senate Bill S31

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for the regulation of conduct on school property and at school-authorized activities

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee


  • 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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2009-S31 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4576
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2, 2801, 3214 & 3028-c, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A4278

2009-S31 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the regulation of conduct on school property and at school-authorized activities; authorizes school districts to develop their code of conduct with input from community representative with expertise in mental health and substance abuse treatment; requires that teachers, administrators, school personnel and new students be provided a copy of the code of conduct; requires school emergency response plans to address the mental health and psychological needs of students

2009-S31 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S31 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   31

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. FUSCHILLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to conduct on school
  property and at school-authorized activities

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

  Section  1.  Section 2 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 20 to read as follows:
  20. SCHOOL-AUTHORIZED ACTIVITY.  THE TERM "SCHOOL-AUTHORIZED ACTIVITY"
MEANS ANY ACTIVITY IN WHICH ATTENDANCE OR PARTICIPATION IS RELATED TO  A
SCHOOL  OR SCHOOL PROGRAM AND HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCA-
TION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, A COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT, A  SUPERINTENDENT
OF  SCHOOLS,  A  DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT, A PRINCIPAL OR THE DESIGNEE OF
ANY SUCH PERSON, AND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, SCHOOL  FUNC-
TIONS,  ATHLETIC EVENTS, FIELD TRIPS, PLAYGROUND ACTIVITIES, AND SCHOOL-
SPONSORED EXTRA-CURRICULAR  EVENTS  OR  ACTIVITIES,  PROVIDED  THAT  FOR
PURPOSES  OF  REPORTING CRIME ALLEGED TO HAVE OCCURRED DURING SCHOOL-AU-
THORIZED ACTIVITY, SUCH REPORTS SHALL BE MADE TO THE LOCAL LAW  ENFORCE-
MENT AGENCY OR PRECINCT WHICH HAS JURISDICTION OF THE LOCATION WHERE THE
CRIME IS ALLEGED TO HAVE OCCURRED, IF DIFFERENT FROM THE JURISDICTION OR
PRECINCT IN WHICH THE SCHOOL ITSELF IS PHYSICALLY LOCATED.
  S  2.  Subdivision 2 of section 2801 of the education law, as added by
chapter 181 of the laws of 2000, the opening paragraph and paragraphs  a
and  c as amended by chapter 380 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read
as follows:
  2. The board of education or the trustees, as defined in  section  two
of  this  chapter,  of  every  school district within the state, however
created, and every board of cooperative educational services and  county
vocational  extension  board,  shall  adopt and amend, as appropriate, a
code of conduct for the maintenance of order on school property, includ-

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

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