| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to education |
| Mar 11, 2009 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S3131
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2009-S3131 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S3131 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3131
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the
commissioner of education to promulgate rules and regulations
requiring that all students in grade five or below remain at their
school unless they are under the supervision of authorized
transportation, a parent or guardian or another authorized person
PURPOSE :
The purpose of this legislation is to ensure the safety of our
children to and from school.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
This legislation requires the commissioner of education to promulgate
rules and regulations requiring that all students in grade five and
below remain at their school unless they are under the supervision of
authorized transportation, a parent or guardian or another authorized
person.
EXISTING LAW :
None.
JUSTIFICATION :
In March 2002, a series of reported incidents occurred in Queens
involving pedophiles who molested, exposed themselves or tried to lure
2009-S3131 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3131
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 11, 2009
___________
Introduced by Sens. DIAZ, ADAMS, DUANE, HASSELL-THOMPSON, HUNTLEY,
KRUEGER, OPPENHEIMER, SAMPSON, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the commis-
sioner of education to promulgate rules and regulations requiring that
all students in grade five or below remain at their school unless they
are under the supervision of authorized transportation, a parent or
guardian or another authorized person
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 42 to read as follows:
42. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE RULES
AND REGULATIONS WHICH REQUIRE THAT ALL STUDENTS WHO ARE IN GRADE FIVE OR
BELOW AND WHO ARE ATTENDING SCHOOL ON A PARTICULAR DAY SHALL REMAIN AT
THEIR SCHOOL BUILDING UNLESS THEY ARE RELEASED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF
AUTHORIZED TRANSPORTATION, A PARENT OR GUARDIAN OR ANOTHER AUTHORIZED
PERSON.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04965-01-9
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