Senate Bill S415

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes school districts to enforce and continue in effect the suspension of a pupil ordered by the school district that the pupil previously attended

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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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2015-S415 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3214, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S582
2011-2012: S921
2013-2014: S1516
2017-2018: S1146

2015-S415 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes school districts to enforce and continue in effect the suspension of a pupil ordered by the school district that the pupil previously attended.

2015-S415 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S415 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   415

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- 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 the enforcement of the
  suspension of pupils from school

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

  Section  1.  This  act  shall  be  known  and  may  be  cited  as  the
"Faculty/Student Safety Act."
  S 2. Paragraph c of subdivision 3 of section 3214 of the education law
is amended by adding a new subparagraph 3 to read as follows:
  (3) WHERE A PUPIL HAS BEEN SUSPENDED, AFTER A  HEARING,  BY  A  SUPER-
INTENDENT  OF  SCHOOLS, DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, OR COMMUNITY
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION, FOR A PERIOD THAT IS EQUAL  TO  OR  EXCEEDS  THE  PERIOD  OF  TIME
REMAINING  IN THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, AND SUCH STUDENT SEEKS ENROLLMENT
IN A RECEIVING SCHOOL, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR SOLE
TRUSTEE, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT  OF  SCHOOLS
OR  THE  PRINCIPAL  OF  SUCH  RECEIVING  SCHOOL  SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO
CONTINUE OR DISCONTINUE SUCH SUSPENSION IF THE SUSPENSION WAS THE RESULT
OF THE PUPIL BEING PHYSICALLY VIOLENT,  A  SEXUAL  ASSAULT,  OR  WEAPONS
POSSESSION OR USE ON SCHOOL GROUNDS.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02355-01-5

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