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                                  4478

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2009
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Introduced  by  M.  of A. ESPAILLAT, V. LOPEZ, WEISENBERG -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  TOWNS -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing  the  city
  school  district  of  the  city  of  New York to install school safety
  alarms and intruder detection systems in senior high schools

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  Section 2801-a of the education law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 6-a to read as follows:
  6-A.  A.    IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION,
THE CHANCELLOR OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL
ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL POLICIES, WHICH ARE CONSISTENT  WITH  THE
CITY   SCHOOL   DISTRICT'S   DISTRICT-WIDE   SCHOOL   SAFETY  PLANS  AND
BUILDING-LEVEL SCHOOL SAFETY PLANS, FOR THE INSTALLATION AND  MONITORING
OF  SCHOOL  SAFETY  ALARMS AND INTRUDER DETECTION SYSTEMS IN SENIOR HIGH
SCHOOLS. THE CHANCELLOR SHALL PRESCRIBE SUCH RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  AS
MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE PURCHASE, INSTALLATION, MONITORING, AND MAINTE-
NANCE OF SUCH SYSTEMS.
  B. SUCH SCHOOL SAFETY ALARMS AND INTRUDER DETECTION SYSTEMS SHALL AT A
MINIMUM INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING FEATURES:
  (I)  A  SELECTIVELY AUDIBLE OR SILENT ALARM SYSTEM FOR ALERTING APPRO-
PRIATE SECURITY PERSONNEL OR ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL TO  ANY  UNAUTHOR-
IZED  OPENING OF AN EXTERIOR DOOR FOR INGRESS TO OR EGRESS FROM A SCHOOL
BUILDING;
  (II) VIDEO CAMERA SURVEILLANCE AND MONITORING  OF  EXTERIOR  ENTRANCES
AND EXITS VIEWABLE FROM A CENTRAL LOCATION;
  (III) AN ELECTRONIC MONITORING PANEL THAT INDICATES, AT A MINIMUM, THE
LOCATION  OF  ANY DOOR THAT HAS BEEN OPENED AND THE DATE AND TIME OF THE
OPENING;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07768-01-9

              

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  (IV) A MONTHLY REPORT INDICATING THE NUMBER OF TIMES, DATES, AND TIMES
OF UNAUTHORIZED OPENINGS OF EXTERIOR DOORS; AND
  (V)  A  SYSTEM  OVERRIDE DEVICE TO DISABLE THE ALARM WHEN THE EXTERIOR
DOORS ARE BEING UTILIZED FOR AUTHORIZED PURPOSES.
  C. SECURITY PERSONNEL SHALL APPROPRIATELY INVESTIGATE  ANY  ACTIVATION
OF SUCH ALARMS AND SYSTEMS AND KEEP A DOCUMENTED RECORD OF ANY UNAUTHOR-
IZED  OPENING  OF  THE  EXTERIOR  SCHOOL  BUILDING DOORS. A COPY OF SUCH
RECORD SHALL BE FORWARDED TO THE CHANCELLOR OF THE CITY SCHOOL  DISTRICT
ON  A  MONTHLY  BASIS  FOR  THE CHANCELLOR'S INSPECTION. THE APPROPRIATE
PERSONNEL SHALL ALSO CONDUCT DRILLS AND OTHER EXERCISES TO  TEST  COMPO-
NENTS  OF  THE  ALARMS  AND  SYSTEMS A MINIMUM OF FOUR TIMES EACH SCHOOL
YEAR.
  D. EACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL SHALL REPORT  TO  THE  CHANCELLOR
TWICE  YEARLY  ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INTRUDER DETECTION SYSTEMS IN
THE HIGH SCHOOL UNDER HIS OR HER JURISDICTION WITH  INFORMATION  INCLUD-
ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FREQUENCY OF THE ALARMS, REPORTS ON INTRUD-
ERS  AND  THE OUTCOME OF ANY INCIDENTS, AND HOW THE SYSTEM HAS DECREASED
TRUANCY AND INCREASED SAFETY.
  E. THE CHANCELLOR OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW  YORK
SHALL  PROMULGATE  SUCH  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO
IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND SHALL DEVISE AND  MAIN-
TAIN  STANDARDS  FOR  SUCH  SYSTEMS,  AS WELL AS A STANDARD PROTOCOL FOR
SCHOOLS TO RESPOND TO ANY ALERTS OF INTRUDERS AND STANDARDS  OF  CONDUCT
FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN THE EVENT OF AN INTRUDER ALERT.
  S  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect  on  the first of September next
succeeding the date on which it  shall  have  become  a  law;  provided,
however  that  effective  immediately,  the  addition,  amendment and/or
repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
this act on its effective date is authorized and directed to be made and
completed on or before such effective date.