S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
May 23, 2012
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Introduced by M. of A. TEDISCO, RAIA, TITONE, McDONOUGH -- Multi-Spon-
sored by -- M. of A. CALHOUN, J. MILLER -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing guide-
lines for school administrators to contact the parents of students who
are bullied, harassed, intimidated or assaulted by another student
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 2 and subdivision 3 of section
13 of the education law, as added by chapter 482 of the laws of 2010,
are amended and a new subdivision 4 is added to read as follows:
b. to enable employees to prevent and respond to discrimination or
harassment; [and]
3. Guidelines relating to the development of nondiscriminatory
instructional and counseling methods, and requiring that at least one
staff member at every school be thoroughly trained to handle human
relations in the areas of race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic
group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation,
gender, and sex[.]; AND
4. GUIDELINES REQUIRING SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS TO MAKE AN HONEST AND
RESPONSIBLE ATTEMPT TO CONTACT THE PARENTS OF A STUDENT WHO IS BEING
BULLIED, HARASSED, INTIMIDATED OR ASSAULTED BY ANOTHER STUDENT WHEN SUCH
BULLIED, HARASSED, INTIMIDATED OR ASSAULTED STUDENT REQUESTS ASSISTANCE
FROM THE SCHOOL.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
manner as section 2 of chapter 482 of the laws of 2010, takes effect.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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