Assembly Bill A887

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to a parent's right to know if an employee, volunteer or an administrator of a school district is reprimanded for inappropriate conduct towards their child

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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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2017-A887 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1001
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 23-C §§1134 - 1136, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A980
2011-2012: A465
2013-2014: A1490, S3952
2015-2016: A982, S1897
2019-2020: A3176
2021-2022: A32
2023-2024: A1618

2017-A887 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to a parent's right to know if an employee, volunteer or an administrator of a school district is reprimanded for inappropriate conduct towards his or her child; enacts "parent's right to know" act.

2017-A887 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    887
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GUNTHER,  BRAUNSTEIN, STECK, TITONE, HOOPER,
   JAFFEE, GRAF, MONTESANO,  McLAUGHLIN,  WALTER,  PALUMBO,  SALADINO  --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, CROUCH, MAGEE, PERRY, RIVERA --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the parent's right to
   know of allegations of inappropriate  conduct  by  a  school  district
   employee, volunteer or administrator
 
   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 article  23-C
 to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 23-C
                        PARENT'S RIGHT TO KNOW ACT
 SECTION 1134. SHORT TITLE.
         1135. DEFINITIONS.
         1136. PARENT'S RIGHT TO KNOW.
   §  1134.  SHORT TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS
 THE "PARENT'S RIGHT TO KNOW ACT".
   § 1135. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  ARTICLE  THE  FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1.  "EMPLOYEE"  SHALL  MEAN A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ACTING IN HIS OR HER
 CAPACITY AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER,  AS  WELL  AS  ANY  PERSON  RECEIVING
 COMPENSATION  FROM A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR EMPLOYEE OF A CONTRACTED SERVICE
 PROVIDER OR WORKER PLACED WITHIN THE SCHOOL UNDER  A  PUBLIC  ASSISTANCE
 EMPLOYMENT  PROGRAM,  PURSUANT  TO  TITLE  NINE-B OF ARTICLE FIVE OF THE
 SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, AND CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS  OF  SUCH  TITLE
 FOR  THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO SUCH DISTRICT, ITS STUDENTS OR EMPLOY-
 EES, DIRECTLY OR THROUGH CONTRACT, WHEREBY SUCH  SERVICES  PERFORMED  BY
 SUCH PERSON INVOLVE DIRECT STUDENT CONTACT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02703-01-7

              

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