Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 01, 2018 |
enacting clause stricken |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to education |
Jun 08, 2017 |
referred to education |
Assembly Bill A8333
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PALMESANO
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2017-A8333 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7355
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 18 §§860 - 864, Ed L
2017-A8333 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Enacts the student journalist free speech act to protect student speech unless it is libelous, an invasion of privacy, or incites students to commit an unlawful act, violate school policies, or to materially and substantially disrupt the orderly operation of the school.
2017-A8333 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8333 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 8, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PALMESANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the student journalist free speech act 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 18 to read as follows: ARTICLE 18 STUDENT JOURNALIST FREE SPEECH ACT SECTION 860. SHORT TITLE. 861. DEFINITIONS. 862. STUDENT JOURNALIST FREE SPEECH RIGHTS. 863. EXEMPTIONS. 864. LIABILITY. § 860. SHORT TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE "STUDENT JOURNALIST FREE SPEECH ACT". § 861. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: 1. "SCHOOL OFFICIAL" MEANS A HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OR THE DESIGNEE OF SUCH PRINCIPAL. 2. "SCHOOL-SPONSORED MEDIA" MEANS ANY MATERIAL THAT IS PREPARED, SUBSTANTIALLY WRITTEN, PUBLISHED, OR BROADCAST BY A STUDENT JOURNALIST AT A PUBLIC SCHOOL, DISTRIBUTED OR GENERALLY MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE STUDENT BODY, AND PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A STUDENT MEDIA ADVISOR. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE MEDIA INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION OR TRANSMISSION SOLELY IN THE CLASSROOM IN WHICH THE MEDIA IS PRODUCED. 3. "STUDENT JOURNALIST" MEANS A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO GATH- ERS, COMPILES, WRITES, EDITS, PHOTOGRAPHS, RECORDS, OR PREPARES INFORMA- TION FOR DISSEMINATION IN SCHOOL-SPONSORED MEDIA. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11716-01-7
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