Assembly Bill A1877

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires enumerated school administrators to report alleged sexual offenses to the district attorney

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A1877 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง3036, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A2892

2009-A1877 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires enumerated school administrators to report alleged sexual offenses to the district attorney both orally and in writing pursuant to specified requirements.

2009-A1877 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1877

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 14, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CALHOUN, TEDISCO, CROUCH, ALFANO -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  BARRA, FINCH, KOLB -- read once and referred  to
  the Committee on Education

AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to reporting of sexual
  offenses

  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 3036
to read as follows:
  S 3036. REPORTING OF SEXUAL OFFENSES. 1. ANY PERSON HOLDING A POSITION
AS A PRINCIPAL, SUPERINTENDENT, OR ANY OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION  IN
A  COMMON, UNION FREE, CENTRAL, OR CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OR IN A BOARD OF
COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES IN THE STATE  SHALL  ORALLY  REPORT  OR
CAUSE  A  REPORT TO BE MADE TO THE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY WITHIN TWEN-
TY-FOUR HOURS AND SHALL BE  FOLLOWED  BY  A  REPORT  IN  WRITING  WITHIN
FORTY-EIGHT HOURS AFTER SUCH ORAL REPORT WHEN THEY HAVE REASONABLE CAUSE
TO  SUSPECT  THAT  A STUDENT COMING BEFORE THEM IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL OR
OFFICIAL CAPACITY HAS BEEN A VICTIM OF ANY SEXUAL OFFENSE UNDER  ARTICLE
ONE  HUNDRED  THIRTY OR TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE, OR UNDER SECTION 255.25
OF THE PENAL LAW.
  2. ANY PERSON HOLDING A POSITION AS A  PRINCIPAL,  SUPERINTENDENT,  OR
ANY  OTHER  ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION IN A COMMON, UNION FREE, CENTRAL, OR
CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OR IN A BOARD OF COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES
IN  THE  STATE  SHALL  ORALLY REPORT OR CAUSE A REPORT TO BE MADE TO THE
COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AND SHALL BE  FOLLOWED
BY  A  REPORT IN WRITING WITHIN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS AFTER SUCH ORAL REPORT
WHEN THEY HAVE REASONABLE CAUSE TO  SUSPECT  IN  THEIR  PROFESSIONAL  OR
OFFICIAL  CAPACITY THAT ANY EMPLOYEE OF SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS ENGAGED
IN ANY SEXUAL OFFENSE WITH A STUDENT UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY OR
TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE, OR UNDER SECTION 255.25 OF THE PENAL LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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