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Feb 02, 2016 |
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Senate Bill S6639
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education 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
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) 14th Senate District
2015-S6639 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §409-l, Ed L
2015-S6639 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6639 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to posting the child abuse hotline telephone number in schools PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL : The purpose of this bill is to protect students by allowing them to self-report abuse if they are being abused and posting a number for a child abuse hotline in schools. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 adds new section 409-1 to the education law requiring that each public school and charter school post a child abuse hotline number that is clearly visible in a location that is readily accessible for students. JUSTIFICATION : Nationwide, one out of every four girls are being molested and one in every six boys. According to the Children's Bureau, eighty percent of perpetrators of child abuse are parents. This statutory requirement is a simple and cost effective method that allows an abused student to
2015-S6639 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6639 I N S E N A T E February 2, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BOYLE -- 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 posting the child abuse hotline telephone number in schools 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 409-1 to read as follows: S 409-1. POSTING CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE TELEPHONE NUMBER. 1. EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL AND CHARTER SCHOOL SHALL POST IN A CLEARLY VISIBLE LOCATION IN A PUBLIC AREA OF THE SCHOOL THAT IS READILY ACCESSIBLE TO STUDENTS A SIGN IN ENGLISH AND IN SPANISH THAT CONTAINS THE TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER OPERATED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES TO RECEIVE REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW AND DIRECTIONS FOR ACCESSING THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES WEBSITE. 2. THE COMMISSIONER MAY ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATING THE SIZE AND LOCATION OF THE SIGN REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10402-01-5
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