Senate Bill S517

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes guidelines for filing criminal complaints against students who commit crimes against other students on school grounds

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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-S517 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3028-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4653
2011-2012: S1704
2015-2016: S4066

2013-S517 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes guidelines for filing criminal complaints against students who commit crimes against other students on schools grounds.

2013-S517 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S517 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   517

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SAMPSON -- 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  establishing  guide-
  lines for filing complaints against students who commit crimes against
  other students on school grounds

  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 3028-e
to read as follows:
  S 3028-E. GUIDELINES FOR  FILING  CRIMINAL  COMPLAINTS.  EVERY  SCHOOL
DISTRICT  SHALL  ESTABLISH  AND  IMPLEMENT  GUIDELINES FOR THE FILING OF
COMPLAINTS IN THE LOCAL  CRIMINAL  COURT  AGAINST  STUDENTS  WHO  COMMIT
CRIMES AGAINST OTHER STUDENTS OR OTHERWISE ENGAGE IN HARASSING, MENACING
OR  THREATENING  BEHAVIOR  TOWARDS  OTHER  STUDENTS  ON  SCHOOL GROUNDS,
INCLUDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY POLICY, PRACTICE  OR  PROCEDURE  FOR
WORKING  WITH  THE  PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS OF THE VICTIMIZED STUDENT
WHETHER SUCH PARENTS OR GUARDIANS CONSENT  OR  DO  NOT  CONSENT  TO  THE
FILING OF SUCH A COMPLAINT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it  shall  have  become  a law. Effective immediately that any rules and
regulations necessary for the timely implementation of this act  on  its
effective date shall be promulgated on or before such date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02203-01-3


              

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