S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7669
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 20, 2009
___________
Introduced by M. of A. WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the enforcement of the
suspension of pupils from school
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 3214 of the education law is
amended by adding a new paragraph b-1 to read as follows:
B-1. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR SOLE TRUSTEE, SUPER-
INTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND THE PRINCI-
PAL OF THE SCHOOL WHERE THE PUPIL ATTENDS SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO
ENFORCE, AND CONTINUE IN EFFECT A SUSPENSION PREVIOUSLY ORDERED BY THE
BOARD OF EDUCATION, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR SOLE TRUSTEE, SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS, DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS OR PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT SUCH PUPIL ATTENDED IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING HIS OR HER ATTENDANCE
AT SUCH SCHOOL WHERE THE PUPIL ATTENDS, PROVIDED THAT SUCH SUSPENSION IS
ENFORCED AND CONTINUED IN EFFECT IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE
ORIGINAL SUSPENSION AND WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04936-01-9