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Assembly Bill A8044

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires school districts to develop certain new policies

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2011-A8044 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง308-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A4203

2011-A8044 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires school districts to develop a policy regulating the use of school-owned cell phones, automobiles and credit cards to include, but not be limited to, requiring that they be used only for school related purposes.

2011-A8044 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8044

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 27, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, FITZPATRICK, McDONOUGH -- Multi-Sponsored
  by  --  M.  of A.   BURLING, CALHOUN, CONTE, CROUCH, HAYES, J. MILLER,
  RAIA, SALADINO, SAYWARD, TEDISCO -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to requiring public
  school districts to develop certain policies

  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 308-a
to read as follows:
  S 308-A. CELLULAR PHONE, AUTOMOBILE AND CREDIT CARD USE POLICY.    THE
COMMISSIONER  IS  AUTHORIZED  AND  DIRECTED TO REQUIRE ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL
DISTRICTS TO DEVELOP A POLICY REGULATING THE  USE  OF  CELLULAR  PHONES,
AUTOMOBILES,  AND  CREDIT CARDS OBTAINED AND/OR PURCHASED BY SUCH SCHOOL
DISTRICT FOR USE BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL. SUCH  POLICY  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT
NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE RESTRICTION OF SUCH CELLULAR PHONES, AUTOMO-
BILES,  AND  CREDIT  CARDS  TO USE BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL ONLY AND ONLY FOR
PURPOSES DIRECTLY RELATED TO SCHOOL  DISTRICT  RELATED  BUSINESS.    FOR
PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "SCHOOL PERSONNEL" SHALL INCLUDE FULL-TIME
AND  PART-TIME  FACULTY, STAFF, ADMINISTRATION, AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS
AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS ENGAGED  FROM  TIME  TO  TIME  IN  SCHOOL  DISTRICT
RELATED BUSINESS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11678-01-1

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