Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 03, 2011 |
signed chap.300 |
Jul 22, 2011 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 13, 2011 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.929 substituted for s4231 |
Jun 13, 2011 |
substituted by a7259 |
Jun 07, 2011 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 06, 2011 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 02, 2011 |
1st report cal.929 |
Mar 24, 2011 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S4231
Signed By Governor2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 12th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7259 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2011-S4231 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S4231 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides for notice of a bedbug infestation in a public school to the guardians of affected students in the school; authorizes the declaration a bedbug infestation in a discrete area of a school, and to limit the notification to parents, persons in parental relationship and guardians of students of affected students in such area; requires notification information to be developed in consultation with city agencies.
2011-S4231 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4231 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to persons required to be notified of bedbug infestations in certain public schools; and to amend chapter 426 of the laws of 2010, amending the education law relating to directing a city school district having a population of one million or more to provide notice of bedbug infestations in public schools, in relation to the effective date thereof PURPOSE: This legislation would amend Chapter 426 of the Laws of 2010 to provide flexibility in notifying parents of students potentially affected by bedbug infestations in certain school districts. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends subdivision 1 of §920 of the Education Law, as added by Chapter 426 of the Laws of 2010, to provide more operational flexibility. Without these amendments, §920 would require a public school principal in a city school district having a population of 1 million or more to immediately notify all of the students' parents or
2011-S4231 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4231 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 24, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GIANARIS -- 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 persons required to be notified of bedbug infestations in certain public schools; and to amend chapter 426 of the laws of 2010, amending the education law relating to directing a city school district having a population of one million or more to provide notice of bedbug infestations in public schools, in relation to the effective date thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 920 of the education law, as added by chapter 426 of the laws of 2010, are amended to read as follows: 1. In a city school district having a population of one million or more inhabitants, the principal of each public school shall provide immediate notification to [all] parents [or], persons in parental relation OR GUARDIANS OF POTENTIALLY AFFECTED STUDENTS ATTENDING THE SCHOOL, disclosing a finding relating to the infestation of bedbugs (Cimex lectularius) in such school; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER IT IS DETERMINED THAT ANY INFESTATION IS CONTAINED WITHIN A DISCRETE AREA, THE PRINCIPAL MAY LIMIT SUCH NOTIFICATION TO PARENTS, PERSONS IN PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP OR GUARDIANS OF ALL POTENTIALLY AFFECTED STUDENTS WITHIN SUCH AREA, AND SHALL ADVISE THE PARENTS' ASSOCIATION OF THE SCOPE OF SUCH NOTIFICATION. 2. Along with the notification required pursuant to subdivision one of this section, the principal of such public school shall also include information regarding proper procedures to prevent further infestations at the school and to prevent the transfer of bedbugs from the school to the residences of students. Such information [may] SHALL be developed by the board of education in consultation with other city agencies and shall be available in various languages as deemed necessary. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10016-01-1
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