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Assembly Bill A6286

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires each public senior high school to provide incoming students with information about sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking prevention measures

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2013-A6286 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง2815, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9940
2011-2012: A4083

2013-A6286 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires each public senior high school to provide incoming students with information about sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking prevention measures.

2013-A6286 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6286

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 25, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GABRYSZAK, BENEDETTO, ROBINSON, CASTRO, BOYLAND,
  PERRY, GIBSON, COLTON, MARKEY, TITUS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  ABBATE, CRESPO, JORDAN, McDONOUGH, MONTESANO, RAIA, WEISENBERG -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  information  to  be
  provided to students

  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  2815
to read as follows:
  S  2815.  SEXUAL  ASSAULT,  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE AND STALKING PREVENTION
INFORMATION. EACH  PUBLIC  SENIOR  HIGH  SCHOOL  SHALL  INFORM  INCOMING
STUDENTS ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND STALKING PREVENTION
MEASURES   THROUGH  PROGRAMS  WHICH  MAY  INCLUDE  WORKSHOPS,  SEMINARS,
DISCUSSION GROUPS, AND  FILM  PRESENTATIONS,  IN  ORDER  TO  DISSEMINATE
INFORMATION,  PROMOTE  DISCUSSION,  ENCOURAGE  REPORTING, AND FACILITATE
PREVENTION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE  AND  STALKING.    SUCH
INFORMATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
  1.  THE  APPLICABLE LAWS, ORDINANCES, AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO SUCH
OFFENSES;
  2. THE PENALTIES FOR THE COMMISSION  OF  A  SEX  OFFENSE,  A  DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE INCIDENT AND A STALKING OFFENSE;
  3. THE PROCEDURES IN EFFECT IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPER-
ATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR DEALING WITH SUCH OFFENSES;
  4.  THE  AVAILABILITY OF COUNSELING AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE
VICTIMS OF SUCH OFFENSES;
  5. THE NATURE OF AND COMMON CIRCUMSTANCES  RELATING TO  SEX  OFFENSES,
INCIDENTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND STALKING OFFENSES ON SCHOOL PROPERTY;
AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09866-01-3

A. 6286                             2

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