Assembly Bill A9940

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires each public senior high school to provide incoming students with information about sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking prevention measures

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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-A9940 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6943
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง2815, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A4083
2013-2014: A6286

2009-A9940 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires each public senior high school to provide incoming students with information about sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking prevention measures.

2009-A9940 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9940 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9940

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 17, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. HYER-SPENCER -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  information  to  be
  provided to students

  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  2815
to read as follows:
  S  2815.  SEXUAL  ASSAULT,  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE AND STALKING PREVENTION
INFORMATION. EACH  PUBLIC  SENIOR  HIGH  SCHOOL  SHALL  INFORM  INCOMING
STUDENTS ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND STALKING PREVENTION
MEASURES   THROUGH  PROGRAMS  WHICH  MAY  INCLUDE  WORKSHOPS,  SEMINARS,
DISCUSSION GROUPS, AND  FILM  PRESENTATIONS,  IN  ORDER  TO  DISSEMINATE
INFORMATION,  PROMOTE  DISCUSSION,  ENCOURAGE  REPORTING, AND FACILITATE
PREVENTION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE  AND  STALKING.    SUCH
INFORMATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
  1.  THE  APPLICABLE LAWS, ORDINANCES, AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO SUCH
OFFENSES;
  2. THE PENALTIES FOR THE COMMISSION  OF  A  SEX  OFFENSE,  A  DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE INCIDENT AND A STALKING OFFENSE;
  3. THE PROCEDURES IN EFFECT IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPER-
ATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR DEALING WITH SUCH OFFENSES;
  4.  THE  AVAILABILITY OF COUNSELING AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE
VICTIMS OF SUCH OFFENSES;
  5. THE NATURE OF AND COMMON CIRCUMSTANCES  RELATING TO  SEX  OFFENSES,
INCIDENTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND STALKING OFFENSES ON SCHOOL PROPERTY;
AND
  6. THE METHODS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES  EMPLOYS TO ADVISE AND TO UPDATE STUDENTS ABOUT SECURITY PROCE-
DURES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15803-01-0

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