Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 10, 2016 |
print number 1224a |
May 10, 2016 |
amend and recommit to education |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to education |
Jan 08, 2015 |
referred to education |
Assembly Bill A1224A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
TITUS
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Kevin Cahill
Michael G. Miller
multi-Sponsors
William Colton
Sandy Galef
Richard Gottfried
Margaret Markey
2015-A1224 - Details
2015-A1224 - Summary
Directs the commissioner of education to promulgate rules and regulations that prohibit harassment, intimidation and bullying of students; makes school districts responsible for making copies of such policies available to parents, guardians, students, volunteers and school employees.
2015-A1224 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1224 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 8, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TITUS, PEOPLES-STOKES, CLARK, CAHILL -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, GALEF, GOTTFRIED, MARKEY, ROBINSON, ROSENTHAL, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Educa- tion AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to harassment prevention policies 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 313-b to read as follows: S 313-B. HARASSMENT PREVENTION POLICIES. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT PROHIBIT THE HARASSMENT, INTIM- IDATION OR BULLYING OF ANY STUDENT. IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO MAKE AVAILABLE COPIES OF SUCH POLICIES TO PARENTS, GUARDIANS, STUDENTS, VOLUNTEERS AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. 2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION: (A) "HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION OR BULLYING" SHALL MEAN ANY INTENTIONAL ELECTRONIC, WRITTEN, VERBAL OR PHYSICAL ACT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ONE SHOWN TO BE MOTIVATED BY ANY CHARACTERISTIC IN SECTION 240.25, 240.26, 240.30 OR 240.31 OF THE PENAL LAW, OR OTHER DISTINGUISHING CHAR- ACTERISTICS, WHEN THE INTENTIONAL ELECTRONIC, WRITTEN, VERBAL OR PHYS- ICAL ACT: (1) PHYSICALLY HARMS A STUDENT OR DAMAGES THE STUDENT'S PROPERTY; OR (2) HAS THE EFFECT OF SUBSTANTIALLY INTERFERING WITH A STUDENT'S EDUCATION; OR (3) IS SO SEVERE, PERSISTENT OR PERVASIVE THAT IT CREATES AN INTIM- IDATING EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT; OR (4) HAS THE EFFECT OF SUBSTANTIALLY DISRUPTING THE ORDERLY OPERATION OF THE SCHOOL. (B) "ELECTRONIC" OR "ELECTRONIC MEANS" SHALL MEAN ANY COMMUNICATION WHERE THERE IS THE TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION BY WIRE, RADIO, OPTICAL EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06601-01-5
co-Sponsors
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Kevin Cahill
Michael G. Miller
multi-Sponsors
William Colton
Sandy Galef
Richard Gottfried
Margaret Markey
2015-A1224A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A1224A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Directs the commissioner of education to promulgate rules and regulations that prohibit harassment, intimidation and bullying of students; makes school districts responsible for making copies of such policies available to parents, guardians, students, volunteers and school employees.
2015-A1224A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1224--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 8, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TITUS, PEOPLES-STOKES, CAHILL, MILLER -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, GALEF, GOTTFRIED, MARKEY, ROBINSON, ROSENTHAL, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Educa- tion -- recommitted to the Committee on Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to harassment prevention policies 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 313-b to read as follows: S 313-B. HARASSMENT PREVENTION POLICIES. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT PROHIBIT THE HARASSMENT, INTIM- IDATION OR BULLYING OF ANY STUDENT. IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO MAKE AVAILABLE COPIES OF SUCH POLICIES TO PARENTS, GUARDIANS, STUDENTS, VOLUNTEERS AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. 2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION: (A) "HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION OR BULLYING" SHALL MEAN ANY INTENTIONAL ELECTRONIC, WRITTEN, VERBAL OR PHYSICAL ACT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ONE SHOWN TO BE MOTIVATED BY ANY CHARACTERISTIC IN SECTION 240.25, 240.26, 240.30 OR 240.31 OF THE PENAL LAW, OR OTHER DISTINGUISHING CHAR- ACTERISTICS, WHEN THE INTENTIONAL ELECTRONIC, WRITTEN, VERBAL OR PHYS- ICAL ACT: (1) PHYSICALLY HARMS A STUDENT OR DAMAGES THE STUDENT'S PROPERTY; OR (2) HAS THE EFFECT OF SUBSTANTIALLY INTERFERING WITH A STUDENT'S EDUCATION; OR (3) IS SO SEVERE, PERSISTENT OR PERVASIVE THAT IT CREATES AN INTIM- IDATING EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT; OR (4) HAS THE EFFECT OF SUBSTANTIALLY DISRUPTING THE ORDERLY OPERATION OF THE SCHOOL. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06601-03-6
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