Assembly Bill A2892

2011-2012 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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2011-A2892 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง3036, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A1877

2011-A2892 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2011-A2892 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2892

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CALHOUN, TEDISCO, CROUCH -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M.  of  A.  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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