Senate Bill S1885

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of education to require school districts to establish a ;.hwpar-en-tal/guar-dian notification program when life threatening events occur

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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-S1885 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3996
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3447
2013-2014: A2168
2015-2016: A4791
2017-2018: A4593
2019-2020: A5329
2021-2022: A3578

2009-S1885 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to require school districts to establish a parental/guardian notification program when potentially life threatening events occur on school grounds, e.g., bomb threats or guns or other weapons discovered or recovered.

2009-S1885 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1885 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1885

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 9, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  KLEIN,  BRESLIN,  DIAZ,  DUANE, HASSELL-THOMPSON,
  ONORATO, SAMPSON, SMITH -- 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 notification of
  parents and guardians

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

  Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 42 to read as follows:
  42.  THE  COMMISSIONER  IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE RULES
AND REGULATIONS TO REQUIRE ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ESTABLISH  A  PROGRAM
TO  NOTIFY PARENTS OR GUARDIANS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN WHEN POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING OCCURRENCES HAVE TAKEN PLACE ON SCHOOL GROUNDS. FOR PURPOSES
OF THIS SUBDIVISION LIFE THREATENING OCCURRENCES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT  NOT
BE  LIMITED  TO,  BOMB  THREATS AND THE DISCOVERY OR RECOVERY OF GUNS OR
OTHER WEAPONS FROM STUDENTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately  the  commissioner  of
education  is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as may
be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act  on  its  effective
date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02661-01-9

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