| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Jun 04, 2018 | referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Jan 17, 2018 | advanced to third reading |
| Jan 16, 2018 | 2nd report cal. |
| Jan 09, 2018 | 1st report cal.108 |
| Jan 03, 2018 | referred to education returned to senate died in assembly |
| Jun 15, 2017 | referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Jun 05, 2017 | advanced to third reading |
| May 24, 2017 | 2nd report cal. |
| May 23, 2017 | 1st report cal.1169 |
| May 08, 2017 | print number 2318a |
| May 08, 2017 | amend (t) and recommit to education |
| Jan 13, 2017 | referred to education |
senate Bill S2318A
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Michael H. Ranzenhofer
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate
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Co-Sponsors
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr
(D) 15th Senate District
Tony Avella
(D) 0 Senate District
John A. DeFrancisco
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Rich Funke
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
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Martin J. Golden
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
William J. Larkin, Jr.
(R, C) 0 Senate District
Patty Ritchie
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
S2318 - Details
S2318 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2318 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
S2318 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2318
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 13, 2017
___________
Introduced by Sens. RANZENHOFER, AVELLA, DeFRANCISCO, FUNKE, 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.
LBD06130-01-7
Co-Sponsors
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr
(D) 15th Senate District
Tony Avella
(D) 0 Senate District
David Carlucci
(D) 0 Senate District
John A. DeFrancisco
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
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Rich Funke
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Martin J. Golden
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Jesse Hamilton
(D) 0 Senate District
William J. Larkin, Jr.
(R, C) 0 Senate District
Thomas F. O'Mara
(R, C) 58th Senate District
Patty Ritchie
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Luis R. Sepúlveda
(D) 32nd Senate District
S2318A (ACTIVE) - Details
S2318A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2318A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting cyberbullying 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 12-a which provides that a person who engages in a repeated course of cyberbullying of a minor shall be guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in prison, a #1,000 fine or both. Section 3 - Establishes effective date. 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 bullying on the job, on athletic teams and through the Internet. One
S2318A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2318--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 13, 2017
___________
Introduced by Sens. RANZENHOFER, ADDABBO, AVELLA, DeFRANCISCO, FUNKE,
GOLDEN, LARKIN, RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee 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 prohibiting cyberbul-
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 cyberbullying are often more extreme in the threats
and taunts they inflict on their victims, as they do not actually see
their victim's emotional reaction to the abuse and believe that they are
anonymous. Victims of cyberbullying suffer very real and serious 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 the cyberbullying they've
endured.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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