Assembly Bill A8049

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to extending the timeframe for school professionals applying for certification to complete training on the social patterns of harassment, bullying and discrimination

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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-A8049 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5558
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14, Ed L

2013-A8049 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to extending the timeframe for school professionals applying for certification to complete training on the social patterns of harassment, bullying and discrimination.

2013-A8049 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8049

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 17, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. O'DONNELL -- (at request of the State Education
  Department) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  extending  the  time-
  frame  for school professionals applying for certification to complete
  training on the social patterns of harassment, bullying and  discrimi-
  nation

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 14 of the education law, as  added
by chapter 102 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
  5.  The  commissioner  shall prescribe regulations that school profes-
sionals applying on or after [July  first]  DECEMBER  THIRTY-FIRST,  two
thousand thirteen for a certificate or license, including but not limit-
ed to a certificate or license valid for service as a classroom teacher,
school  counselor,  school  psychologist,  school  social worker, school
administrator or supervisor or superintendent of schools shall, in addi-
tion  to  all  other  certification  or  licensing  requirements,   have
completed  training  on  the social patterns of harassment, bullying and
discrimination, as defined in section eleven of this article,  including
but  not  limited  to those acts based on a person's actual or perceived
race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion,  religious
practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender or sex, the identifica-
tion  and  mitigation  of  harassment,  bullying and discrimination, and
strategies for effectively addressing problems of  exclusion,  bias  and
aggression in educational settings.
  S  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
manner as chapter 102 of the laws of 2012 takes effect.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10854-01-3

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