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Assembly Bill A10534A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to enacting Jacobe's Law

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2015-A10534 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8020
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §15-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8114, S1355
2019-2020: A8259
2021-2022: A3027
2023-2024: A2231
2025-2026: A945

2015-A10534 - Summary

Relates to enacting Jacobe's Law in relation to requiring school administrators to contact the parents or guardians of students who have reported being bullied or there is a reasonable cause to believe they have been bullied.

2015-A10534 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10534

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 31, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. TEDISCO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  enacting  "Jacobe's
  law"

  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 "Jacobe's law."
  S 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 15-a to read
as follows:
  S 15-A. REPORTING BY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS. 1. SCHOOL  ADMINISTRATORS,
AS  DEFINED  BY SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF
THE EDUCATION LAW, SHALL MAKE A GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO CONTACT THE  PARENT
OR  GUARDIAN  OF A STUDENT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING A REPORT OF BULLYING OR
HARASSMENT OR A REASONABLE CAUSE TO SUSPECT AN INCIDENT OF  BULLYING  OR
HARASSMENT OF THE STUDENT AS DEFINED IN THIS ARTICLE.
  2.  THE  SCHOOL  ADMINISTRATOR SHALL CONTACT THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN BY
TELEPHONE, ELECTRONIC MAIL, REGULAR MAIL OR OTHER MEANS.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15702-01-6

2015-A10534A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8020
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §15-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8114, S1355
2019-2020: A8259
2021-2022: A3027
2023-2024: A2231
2025-2026: A945

2015-A10534A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to enacting Jacobe's Law in relation to requiring school administrators to contact the parents or guardians of students who have reported being bullied or there is a reasonable cause to believe they have been bullied.

2015-A10534A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                10534--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 31, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. TEDISCO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on  Education  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to enacting "Jacobe's
  law"

  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 "Jacobe's law."
  S 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 15-a to read
as follows:
  S  15-A. REPORTING BY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS. 1. SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS,
AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED  TWENTY-FIVE  OF
THIS  TITLE,  SHALL  MAKE  A  GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO CONTACT THE PARENT OR
GUARDIAN OF A STUDENT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING  A  REPORT  OF  BULLYING  OR
HARASSMENT  OR  A REASONABLE CAUSE TO SUSPECT AN INCIDENT OF BULLYING OR
HARASSMENT OF  THE  STUDENT.  "HARASSMENT"  AND  "BULLYING"  SHALL  MEAN
HARASSMENT  AND  BULLYING  AS DEFINED UNDER SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION
ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE.
  2. THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR SHALL CONTACT THE PARENT  OR  GUARDIAN  BY
TELEPHONE, ELECTRONIC MAIL, REGULAR MAIL OR OTHER MEANS.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15702-02-6

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