NY State Senate Bill S1355B

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Feb 28, 2018	referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.534 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jan 03, 2018	referred to education returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 19, 2017	referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 14, 2017	ordered to third reading cal.1695
Jun 13, 2017	print number 1355b
Jun 13, 2017	amend and recommit to rules
Jun 08, 2017	print number 1355a
Jun 08, 2017	amend and recommit to rules
Jun 06, 2017	reported and committed to rules
Jan 09, 2017	referred to education

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S1355 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §15-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:: S8020

S1355 - Summary

Relates to enacting Jacobe's Law in relation to requiring school administrators to contact the parents or guardians of students when bullying or harassment has occurred.

S1355 - Sponsor Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S1355

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the education law, in relation to enacting "Jacobe's
law"

 PURPOSE :

To ensure a "good faith effort" is made by school administrators to
notify parents or guardians when there are reported instances or
concerns related to their children being bullied in school.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

The education law is amended by adding a new section 15-a to read as
follows: § 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.

 JUSTIFICATION :

In April 2015, 13-year-old Jacobe Taras tragically took his own life
after having been subjected to bullying and harassing behavior.
Sadly, this tragedy is not an isolated incident as bullying continues
to negatively impact hundreds of thousands of students on a daily
basis in schools across New York State and throughout our nation.

As noted on the American Society for the Positive Care of Children's
(SPCC) website, approximately 28 percent of students ages 12-18
reported being bullied at school during the school year, according to
the Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2013 report, by the Bureau
of Justice Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics
Institute of Education Sciences. The majority of bullying still takes
place at school and 1-in-3 U.S. students say they have been bullied at
school, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.

Furthermore, as indicated on the American SPCCC's website, it was
reported in the CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance 2013 report,
that, on average across 39 states surveyed, 7.2 percent of students
admitted to not going to school due to personal safety concerns. Many
dread the physical and verbal aggression of their peers and many more
attend school in a chronic state of anxiety and depression. It was
further reported on the American SPCC website that 70.6 percent of
young people say they have seen bullying in their schools. In
addition, according to findings from the United States Department of
Justice, 160,000 kids per day do not attend school for fear of being
bullied.

Bullying can result in reluctance to go to school, while truancy,
headaches and stomach pains, reduced appetite, shame, anxiety,
irritability, aggression and depression are also frequent effects, as
stated on the American SPCC website.

Without question, there must be a continued, coordinated, holistic
emphasis on preventing, identifying and stopping bullying behavior to
prevent future tragedies. Comprehensive bullying prevention will
better protect children and ensure every student can learn in an
environment that is safe and secure from bullying and any form of
harassing or threatening behavior.

While the "Dignity for All Students Act" was signed into law in 2010
to establish and streamline the protocol schools must follow when it
comes to bullying and harassment, parental notification provisions
must be strengthened.

"Jacobe's Law" would require schools to make a good faith effort to
notify a parent or guardian of a child who reports to school officials
that they fear they are a target of bullies or situations where school
officials suspect bullying is taking place, and potentially avert
future tragedies.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

06/06/2016: S.8020 Referred to Rules

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None to the State

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

S1355 - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  1355

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. TEDISCO, MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee 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."
  § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 15-a to read
as follows:
  § 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.
  § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03008-01-7

Co-Sponsors

S1355A - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §15-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:: S8020

S1355A - Summary

Relates to enacting Jacobe's Law in relation to requiring school administrators to contact the parents or guardians of students when bullying or harassment has occurred.

S1355A - Sponsor Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S1355A

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the education law, in relation to enacting "Jacobe's
law"

 PURPOSE :

To ensure a "good faith effort" is made by school administrators to
notify parents or guardians when there are reported instances or
concerns related to their children being bullied in school.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

The education law is amended by adding a new section 15-a to read as
follows: § 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 parents or guardians of the students
involved in an incident of bullying or harassment after verifying, in
accordance with the provisions of article 2 of this title, that such
incident has occurred.

2. The school administrator shall contact the parent or guardian by

telephone, electronic mail, regular mail or other means.

3. As used in this section:

a. School administrator shall have the same meaning as the term
defined by subdivision six of section eleven hundred twenty-five of
this title

b. School employee shall have the same meaning as defined in paragraph
a of subdivision 1 of section 13 of this title

c. "Harassment" and "bullying" shall have the same meaning as defined
under subdivision seven of section eleven of this article.

 JUSTIFICATION :

In April 2015, 13-year-old Jacobe Taras tragically took his own life
after having been subjected to bullying and harassing behavior.
Sadly, this tragedy is not an isolated incident as bullying continues
to negatively impact hundreds of thousands of students on a daily
basis in schools across New York State and throughout our nation.

As noted on the American Society for the Positive Care of Children's
(SPCC) website, approximately 28 percent of students ages 12-18
reported being bullied at school during the school year, according to
the Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2013 report, by the Bureau
of Justice Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics
Institute of Education Sciences. The majority of bullying still takes
place at school and 1-in-3 U.S. students say they have been bullied at
school, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.

Furthermore, as indicated on the American SPCCC's website, it was
reported in the CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance 2013 report,
that, on average across 39 states surveyed, 7.2 percent of students
admitted to not going to school due to personal safety concerns. Many
dread the physical and verbal aggression of their peers and many more
attend school in a chronic state of anxiety and depression. It was
further reported on the American SPCC website that 70.6 percent of
young people say they have seen bullying in their schools. In
addition, according to findings from the United States Department of
Justice, 160,000 kids per day do not attend school for fear of being
bullied.

Bullying can result in reluctance to go to school, while truancy,
head- aches and stomach pains, reduced appetite, shame, anxiety,
irritability, aggression and depression are also frequent effects, as
stated on the American SPCC website.

Without question, there must be a continued, coordinated, holistic
emphasis on preventing, identifying and stopping bullying behavior to
prevent future tragedies. Comprehensive bullying prevention will
better protect children and ensure every student can learn in an
environment that is safe and secure from bullying and any form of
harassing or threatening behavior.

While the "Dignity for All Students Act" was signed into law in 2010
to establish and streamline the protocol schools must follow when it
comes to bullying and harassment, parental notification provisions
must be strengthened.

"Jacobe's Law" would require schools to make a good faith effort to
notify a parent or guardian of a child who reports to school officials
that they fear they are a target of bullies or situations where school
officials suspect bullying is taking place, and potentially avert
future tragedies.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

06/06/2016: S.8020 Referred to Rules

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None to the State

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

S1355A - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 1355--A

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  TEDISCO,  MARCHIONE,  RITCHIE  --  read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Education  --  reported favorably from said committee and committed to
  the Committee on Rules -- 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."
  § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 15-a to read
as follows:
  §  15-A. REPORTING BY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS. 1. SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS,
OR THE SCHOOL EMPLOYEE CHARGED WITH  RECEIVING  REPORTS  OF  HARASSMENT,
BULLYING  AND  DISCRIMINATION,  SHALL  MAKE  A REASONABLE AND GOOD FAITH
EFFORT TO CONTACT THE PARENTS OR GUARDIANS OF THE STUDENTS  INVOLVED  IN
AN  INCIDENT  OF  BULLYING  OR HARASSMENT AFTER VERIFYING, IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, THAT SUCH INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED.
  2. THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR SHALL CONTACT THE PARENT  OR  GUARDIAN  BY
TELEPHONE, ELECTRONIC MAIL, REGULAR MAIL OR OTHER MEANS.
  3. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
  A.  "SCHOOL  ADMINISTRATOR"  SHALL  HAVE  THE SAME MEANING AS THE TERM
DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS
TITLE;
  B. "SCHOOL EMPLOYEE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SPECIFIED IN PARA-
GRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THIRTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE; AND
  C. "HARASSMENT" AND "BULLYING" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS  DEFINED
UNDER SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE.
  § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03008-02-7

Co-Sponsors

S1355B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §15-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:: S8020

S1355B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to enacting Jacobe's Law in relation to requiring school administrators to contact the parents or guardians of students when bullying or harassment has occurred.

S1355B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S1355B

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
enacting "Jacobe's law"

 PURPOSE :

To ensure a "good faith effort" is made by school administrators to
notify parents or guardians when there are reported instances or
concerns related to their children being bullied in school.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

The education law is amended by adding a new section 15-a to read as
follows: § 15-a. Reporting by school administrators.

§ 15-a. Reporting by school employees. 1. School employees, as defined
in paragraph a of subdivision 3 of this section, shall make a
reasonable and good faith effort to contact the parents or guardians
of the students involved in an incident of bullying or harassment
after verifying, in accordance with the provisions of article 2 of
this title, that such incident has occurred.

2. The school employee shall contact the parent or guardian by
telephone, electronic mail, regular mail or other means.

3. As used in this section:

a. School employee shall mean the principal, superintendent or the
principal's or superintendent's designee who is charged with receiving
reports of harassment, bullying and discrimination in accordance with
paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 13 of this title.

b. "Harassment" and "bullying" shall have the same meaning as defined
under subdivision 7 of section 11 of this article.

 JUSTIFICATION :

In April 2015, 13-year-old Jacobe Taras tragically took his own life
after having been subjected to bullying and harassing behavior.
Sadly, this tragedy is not an isolated incident as bullying continues
to negatively impact hundreds of thousands of students on a daily
basis in schools across New York State and throughout our nation.

As noted on the American Society for the Positive Care of Children's
(SPCC) website, approximately 28 percent of students ages 12-18
reported being bullied at school during the school year, according to
the Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2013 report, by the Bureau
of Justice Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics
Institute of Education Sciences. The majority of bullying still takes
place at school and 1-in-3 U.S. students say they have been bullied at
school, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.

Furthermore, as indicated on the American SPCCC's website, it was
reported in the CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance 2013 report,
that, on average across 39 states surveyed, 7.2 percent of students
admitted to not going to school due to personal safety concerns. Many
dread the physical and verbal aggression of their peers and many more
attend school in a chronic state of anxiety and depression. It was
further reported on the American SPCC website that 70.6 percent of
young people say they have seen bullying in their schools. In
addition, according to findings from the United States Department of
Justice, 160,000 kids per day do not attend school for fear of being
bullied.


Bullying can result in reluctance to go to school, while truancy,
headaches and stomach pains, reduced appetite, shame, anxiety,
irritability, aggression and depression are also frequent effects, as
stated on the American SPCC website.

Without question, there must be a continued, coordinated, holistic
emphasis on preventing, identifying and stopping bullying behavior to
prevent future tragedies. Comprehensive bullying prevention will
better protect children and ensure every student can learn in an
environment that is safe and secure from bullying and any form of
harassing or threatening behavior.

While the "Dignity for All Students Act" was signed into law in 2010
to establish and streamline the protocol schools must follow when it
comes to bullying and harassment, parental notification provisions
must be strengthened.

"Jacobe's Law" would require schools to make a good faith effort to
notify a parent or guardian of a child who reports to school officials
that they fear they are a target of bullies or situations where school
officials suspect bullying is taking place, and potentially avert
future tragedies.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

06/06/2016: S.8020 Referred to Rules

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None to the State

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

S1355B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 1355--B

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  TEDISCO,  MARCHIONE,  RITCHIE  --  read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Education  --  reported favorably from said committee and committed to
  the Committee on Rules -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered
  reprinted  as  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- 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."
  § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 15-a to read
as follows:
  § 15-A. REPORTING BY SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. 1. SCHOOL EMPLOYEES, AS DEFINED
IN PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  SHALL  MAKE  A
REASONABLE  AND GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO CONTACT THE PARENTS OR GUARDIANS OF
THE STUDENTS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT OF  BULLYING  OR  HARASSMENT  AFTER
VERIFYING,  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, THAT SUCH
INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED.
  2. THE SCHOOL EMPLOYEE SHALL CONTACT THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN  BY  TELE-
PHONE, ELECTRONIC MAIL, REGULAR MAIL OR OTHER MEANS.
  3. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
  A.  "SCHOOL  EMPLOYEE" SHALL MEAN THE PRINCIPAL, SUPERINTENDENT OR THE
PRINCIPAL'S OR SUPERINTENDENT'S DESIGNEE WHO IS CHARGED  WITH  RECEIVING
REPORTS  OF  HARASSMENT,  BULLYING AND DISCRIMINATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH
PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THIRTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE.
  B. "HARASSMENT" AND "BULLYING" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS  DEFINED
UNDER SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE.
  § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03008-04-7

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