Assembly Bill A278

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires all teachers to attend gang awareness training as part of certification

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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-A278 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3004, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A10646, A3844

2011-A278 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all teachers to attend gang awareness training as part of certification.

2011-A278 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   278

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MONTESANO, SALADINO -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring  all  certi-
  fied teachers to attend gang awareness training once every three years

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

  Section 1. Section 3004 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
PRESCRIBE REGULATIONS  REQUIRING  THAT  ONCE  EVERY  THREE  YEARS  AFTER
COMPLETION  OF THE FIRST FULL ACADEMIC YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT AS A CERTIFIED
TEACHER, ALL CERTIFIED TEACHERS SHALL ATTEND A SEMINAR,  CLASS,  COURSE,
OR  OTHER  TRAINING  PROGRAM RELATING TO GANG VIOLENCE AND ITS IMPACT ON
SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN. THE TRAINING PROGRAM SHALL BE  ADMINISTERED  BY  AN
INSTITUTION  OR  PROVIDER  WHICH  HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO
PROVIDE SUCH TRAINING AND THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE  THAT  APPROVED
PROGRAMS PROVIDE TEACHERS WITH WRITTEN CONFIRMATION OR A "CERTIFICATE OF
COMPLETION"  OF  THEIR  ATTENDANCE  AND  COMPLETION  OF THE PROGRAM. THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE RULES OR REGULATIONS  DEFINING  THE  PROCE-
DURES  BY WHICH THE DEPARTMENT SHALL VERIFY ATTENDANCE AND COMPLETION OF
THE PROGRAM, AND PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH  THE  REQUIREMENTS
OF THIS SECTION.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02295-01-1

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