Assembly Bill A4791

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of education to require school districts to establish a parental/guardian notification program when life threatening events occur

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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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2015-A4791 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3996
2011-2012: A3447
2013-2014: A2168
2017-2018: A4593
2019-2020: A5329
2021-2022: A3578

2015-A4791 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to require school districts to establish a parental/guardian notification program when potentially life threatening events occur on school grounds, e.g., bomb threats or guns or other weapons discovered or recovered.

2015-A4791 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4791

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 6, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, COLTON -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the  education  law,  in  relation  to  notification  of
  parents and guardians

  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 53 to read as follows:
  53. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED  TO  PROMULGATE  RULES
AND  REGULATIONS  TO REQUIRE ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM
TO NOTIFY PARENTS OR GUARDIANS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN WHEN POTENTIALLY  LIFE
THREATENING OCCURRENCES HAVE TAKEN PLACE ON SCHOOL GROUNDS. FOR PURPOSES
OF  THIS SUBDIVISION LIFE THREATENING OCCURRENCES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT
BE LIMITED TO, BOMB THREATS AND THE DISCOVERY OR  RECOVERY  OF  GUNS  OR
OTHER WEAPONS FROM STUDENTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it  shall  have  become a law. Effective immediately the commissioner of
education is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as  may
be  necessary  to  carry out the provisions of this act on its effective
date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08427-01-5

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