BILL NUMBER:A10485
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to assisting the parents
of children who disrupt the education process, in efforts to curtail
such misbehavior
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
This bill amends the education law by adding a new paragraph f to subdi-
vision 2 of Section 3212 to require parents and/or guardians of students
disciplined for repeated disruptive activity, violent acts and/or weap-
ons-related offenses to participate, when so directed by the courts or
the school district attended by such students, in parenting support,
counseling, educational programs, and/or in community service with such
students. The bill also requires the employers of working
parents/guardians to provide up to three days of paid leave per year to
parents/guardians for purposes of participating in such programs.
JUSTIFICATION:
In growing numbers, parents/guardians, by choice or lack of social
support systems, are not involved in the education of their children.
This lack of parent-school support systems has had a negative impact on
many students. While our society has long held parents responsible for
their children's shelter, clothing, food, medical care, general safety
and welfare, society has not held them responsible for their children's
behavior in the school environment. Increasing violence in our schools
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10485
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 2, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. CASTRO -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to assisting the parents
of children who disrupt the education process, in efforts to curtail
such misbehavior
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 3212 of the education law is
amended by adding a new paragraph f to read as follows:
F. SHALL, IN THE CASE OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS BEEN DISCIPLINED FOR
REPEATED DISRUPTIVE ACTIVITY, VIOLENT ACTS AND/OR A WEAPONS-RELATED
OFFENSE, WHEN DIRECTED BY ANY COURT HAVING JURISDICTION AS PROVIDED IN
SECTION THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO OF THIS PART AND/OR
REQUESTED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE SUCH INDIVIDUAL ATTENDS UPON
INSTRUCTION, PARTICIPATE IN AN APPROPRIATE PARENTING SUPPORT, COUNSELING
OR EDUCATION PROGRAM, AND/OR IN COMMUNITY SERVICE WITH SUCH INDIVIDUAL.
WHERE SUCH PERSONS IN PARENTAL RELATION REQUIRE LEAVE FROM WORK TO HELP
SCHOOLS CORRECT DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR IN THE INDIVIDUALS ENTRUSTED TO
THEIR CHARGE AND CARE, TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN SUCH PARENTING
SUPPORT, COUNSELING, OR EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND/OR TO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH
COMMUNITY SERVICE, THE EMPLOYERS OF SUCH PERSONS IN PARENTAL RELATION
SHALL PROVIDE SUCH PERSONS WITH UP TO THREE DAYS PER YEAR OF PAID JOB
LEAVE FOR THESE PURPOSES.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16669-01-0
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