Assembly Bill A660

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to alerting all public and non-public schools of the state in the event of a general threat against the schools of the state

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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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2013-A660 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1057
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §319, amd §2801-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A818, S314
2011-2012: A2222, S172

2013-A660 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to alerting all public and non-public schools of the state in the event of a general threat of a terroristic nature against a single, multiple or all of the schools of the state; requires the school safety team to designate an individual to notify the education department in the event the school district receives a general threat of harm against any school or schools within the district or anywhere in the state.

2013-A660 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   660

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GIBSON, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  HOOPER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  alerting  all  public
  and  non-public  schools of the state in the event of a general threat
  against the schools of the state

  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 319 to
read as follows:
  S  319. SCHOOL SAFETY ALERT. THE COMMISSIONER OR HIS OR HER AUTHORIZED
DESIGNEE SHALL DESIGNATE AN INDIVIDUAL TO RECEIVE  INFORMATION  RELATING
TO  A  GENERAL  THREAT OF HARM MADE AGAINST A SINGLE, MULTIPLE OR ALL OF
THE SCHOOLS OF THE STATE.  FOLLOWING THE RECEIPT  OF  SUCH  INFORMATION,
THE  COMMISSIONER  OR  HIS  OR  HER AUTHORIZED DESIGNEE SHALL NOTIFY ALL
PUBLIC AND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE STATE OF THE  THREAT.  THE  COMMIS-
SIONER  OR HIS OR HER AUTHORIZED DESIGNEE SHALL MAINTAIN UPDATED CONTACT
INFORMATION FOR ALL NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS LOCATED  WITHIN  THE  STATE,  AND
SHALL DEVELOP ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO ENSURE TIMELY NOTIFICATION PURSUANT
TO THIS SECTION.
  S  2.  Section  2801-a of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
  3-A. THE SCHOOL SAFETY TEAM SHALL DESIGNATE AN  INDIVIDUAL  TO  NOTIFY
THE  DEPARTMENT,  PURSUANT  TO  THE  PROVISIONS OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED
NINETEEN OF THIS CHAPTER, IN THE EVENT THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVES
INFORMATION RELATING TO A GENERAL THREAT OF HARM MADE AGAINST A  SINGLE,
MULTIPLE OR ALL OF THE SCHOOLS OF THE STATE.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01942-01-3

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