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| Jun 08, 2016 | referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Jun 06, 2016 | ordered to third reading cal.1417 committee discharged and committed to rules |
| Jan 06, 2016 | referred to education returned to senate died in assembly |
| May 20, 2015 | referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
| May 04, 2015 | advanced to third reading |
| Apr 29, 2015 | 2nd report cal. |
| Apr 28, 2015 | 1st report cal.445 |
| Jan 07, 2015 | referred to education |
senate Bill S865
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Michael H. Ranzenhofer
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
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Tony Avella
(D) 0 Senate District
John A. DeFrancisco
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Rich Funke
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Martin J. Golden
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
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William J. Larkin, Jr.
(R, C) 0 Senate District
Marc Panepinto
(D) 0 Senate District
Catharine Young
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
S865 (ACTIVE) - Details
S865 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S865 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting cyber-bullying SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 - Provides that it is the Legislature's intent to continue to ensure that New York State's public schools are safe and free from cyberbullying. Section 2 - The Education Law is amended by adding a new section 2803 to define cyberbullying as engaging in acts of abusive behavior over a period of time by communication sent by mechanical or electronic means, posting statements on the Internet or through a computer network. Any incident of cyber-bullying against any minor would be an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a fine and/or imprisonment. JUSTIFICATION: Bullying is a long-standing problem among school-aged children. With increasing accessibility to electronic means of communication, bullying has transformed from a predominantly school-based issue to a broader societal problem. Bullying now goes beyond the classroom to
S865 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
865
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 7, 2015
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Introduced by Sens. RANZENHOFER, DeFRANCISCO, GOLDEN, LARKIN -- 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 prohibiting cyber-bul-
lying
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that:
a. Bullying is a long-standing problem among school-aged children in
New York state and throughout the nation. With increasing accessibility
to electronic means of communication, bullying has transformed from a
predominantly school-based issue to a broader societal problem.
b. Researchers have demonstrated that bullying has long-term conse-
quences. Further, bullying goes beyond the classroom to bullying on the
job, on athletic teams, on college campuses and the internet.
c. Experts researching bullying have suggested that one tool for
schools to use in combatting bullying is to maintain and enforce
consistent policies against bullying and harassment, including cyber-
bullying. Such enforcement is not always possible if bullying occurs
away from school or by a non-student.
d. Perpetrators of cyber-bullying are often more extreme in the
threats and taunts they inflict on their victims, as they do not actual-
ly see their victim's emotional reaction to the abuse and believe that
they are anonymous. Victims of cyber-bullying suffer very real and seri-
ous harm as a result of these incidents, often showing signs of
depression, anxiety, social isolation, nervousness when interacting with
technology, low self-esteem and declining school performance. In some
cases, victims attempt or commit suicide in part because of cyber-bully-
ing they've endured.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02133-01-5
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