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Jan 06, 2010 | referred to education |
Apr 09, 2009 | referred to education |
senate Bill S4082
Sponsored By
Eric T. Schneiderman
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
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Co-Sponsors
Eric Adams
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
Neil D. Breslin
(D, IP, WF) 44th Senate District
Ruben Diaz
(D) 0 Senate District
Thomas K. Duane
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
S4082 (ACTIVE) - Details
S4082 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides for a gun violence prevention program in the public schools; provides that the program is to be developed by the department of education in conjunction with other state agencies and educational organizations and is to be made available to schools for use in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade; provides for a report to the governor and the legislature on the program; enacts the "gun violence prevention act".
S4082 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4082 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to creating a gun violence prevention program PURPOSE : Provides for a gun violence prevention program which may be utilized in the public schools. The program will be developed by the State Education Department, drawing upon the expertise of the Department of Health, the Division of Criminal Justice Services and the Department of Environmental Conservation. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This bill adds a new section 3204-a to the education law directing the State Education Department to develop and make available to school-aged youth and their families a gun violence prevention program. It also requires the Department to report to the Governor and the Legislature one year after the effective date of the law, assessing the results of the gun violence prevention program hereby established. The bill provides that the report will include findings as to the program's impact on reducing gunshot injuries among children and adolescents, will offer recommendations as to whether the gun violence prevention program should be expanded, modified, or eliminated and whether other gun violence prevention programs should
S4082 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4082 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 9, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SCHNEIDERMAN, ADAMS, BRESLIN, DIAZ, DUANE, FOLEY, HASSELL-THOMPSON, KRUEGER, MONTGOMERY, ONORATO, PERKINS, SAMPSON, SAVINO, STAVISKY, THOMPSON -- 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 creating a gun violence prevention program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "gun violence prevention act". S 2. Legislative intent. Gunshot injuries are a major cause of death for children and adolescents in the United States, accounting for twelve percent of all premature deaths. Further, for every young person who dies as the result of a gunshot injury, five others are seriously injured by a gunshot. Concentrated efforts in the areas of drug and alcohol abuse prevention have demonstrated that preventive education can reduce risks for youth. But although there are many drug prevention programs, there are few gun violence prevention programs in existence. The intent of the legislature in enacting the "gun violence prevention act" is to implement a gun violence prevention program for school-aged youth and their families to help young people to develop victim prevention skills and to rehearse behaviors needed to manage problems, such as conflict and peer pressure, non-violently, without guns. The program would not oppose gun ownership or the well-supervised use of guns for hunting or sport. S 3. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3204-a to read as follows: S 3204-A. GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM. 1. THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, AND ANY OTHER EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, IS AUTHORIZED AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00895-01-9
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