Senate Bill S7816

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing certain school personnel to wear personal safety alarms

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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-S7816 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §214-f, Exec L; amd §§305 & 3602, Ed L

2017-S7816 - Summary

Relates to authorizing certain school personnel to wear personal safety alarms, a wearable device that once activated, by the pressing of an emergency button, alerts first responders of an emergency.

2017-S7816 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7816 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7816
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 28, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law and the education law, in relation  to
   requiring certain school personnel to wear personal safety alarms
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  214-f
 to read as follows:
   §  214-F.  SCHOOL SAFETY. THE SUPERINTENDENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
 COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, SHALL ESTABLISH A SCHOOL  SAFETY  PROGRAM  IN
 WHICH  TEACHERS  AND  OTHER  SCHOOL PERSONNEL WHO HAVE SIGNIFICANT DAILY
 STUDENT CONTACT ARE EQUIPPED WITH PERSONAL  SAFETY  ALARMS.  THE  SUPER-
 INTENDENT  SHALL  SET MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND FUNC-
 TIONALITY OF SUCH PERSONAL SAFETY ALARMS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED  TO,
 THE  ALERT  SYSTEM  ESTABLISHED  BETWEEN  EACH  DISTRICT AND THEIR LOCAL
 POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE STATION AND  MEDICAL  ASSISTANCE  PROVIDER.  FOR
 PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION, A "PERSONAL SAFETY ALARM" SHALL MEAN A WEARA-
 BLE DEVICE THAT ONCE ACTIVATED, BY THE PRESSING OF AN EMERGENCY  BUTTON,
 SHALL ALERT FIRST RESPONDERS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO POLICE, FIRE-
 FIGHTERS AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, OF AN EMERGENCY.
   §  2.  Section  305  of  the  education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 57 to read as follows:
   57. A. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH  THE  SUPERINTENDENT  OF
 STATE  POLICE,  SHALL  PROMULGATE  RULES  AND REGULATIONS TO REQUIRE THE
 BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES OF EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE  TO
 PROVIDE  FOR  THE  USE BY, AND DISTRIBUTION OF PERSONAL SAFETY ALARMS TO
 TEACHERS AND OTHER SCHOOL PERSONNEL WHO HAVE SIGNIFICANT  DAILY  STUDENT
 CONTACT.
   B.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A "PERSONAL SAFETY ALARM" SHALL MEAN
 A WEARABLE DEVICE THAT ONCE ACTIVATED, BY THE PRESSING OF  AN  EMERGENCY
 BUTTON,  SHALL  ALERT  FIRST  RESPONDERS,  INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO
 POLICE, FIREFIGHTERS AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, OF AN EMERGENCY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14926-01-8
              

2017-S7816A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §214-f, Exec L; amd §§305 & 3602, Ed L

2017-S7816A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to authorizing certain school personnel to wear personal safety alarms, a wearable device that once activated, by the pressing of an emergency button, alerts first responders of an emergency.

2017-S7816A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7816A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7816--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 28, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Finance  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the executive law and the education law, in relation to
   authorizing certain school personnel to wear personal safety alarms

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 214-f
 to read as follows:
   § 214-F. SCHOOL SAFETY. THE SUPERINTENDENT, IN CONSULTATION  WITH  THE
 COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, SHALL ESTABLISH A SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAM, THAT
 SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  MAY  OPT  INTO AT LOCAL OPTION, IN WHICH TEACHERS AND
 OTHER SCHOOL PERSONNEL WHO HAVE SIGNIFICANT DAILY  STUDENT  CONTACT  ARE
 EQUIPPED WITH PERSONAL SAFETY ALARMS. THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL SET MINI-
 MUM  REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTIONALITY OF SUCH PERSONAL
 SAFETY ALARMS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,  THE  ALERT  SYSTEM  ESTAB-
 LISHED  BETWEEN  EACH  DISTRICT  AND THEIR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE
 STATION AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A
 "PERSONAL SAFETY ALARM" SHALL MEAN A WEARABLE  DEVICE  THAT  ONCE  ACTI-
 VATED, BY THE PRESSING OF AN EMERGENCY BUTTON, SHALL ALERT FIRST RESPON-
 DERS,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO POLICE, FIREFIGHTERS AND MEDICAL
 ASSISTANCE, OF AN EMERGENCY.
   § 2. Section 305 of the education law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 57 to read as follows:
   57.  A.  THE  COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
 STATE POLICE, SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO ALLOW THE  BOARD
 OF  EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES OF ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE TO PROVIDE
 FOR THE USE BY, AND DISTRIBUTION OF PERSONAL SAFETY ALARMS  TO  TEACHERS
 AND OTHER SCHOOL PERSONNEL WHO HAVE SIGNIFICANT DAILY STUDENT CONTACT.
   B.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A "PERSONAL SAFETY ALARM" SHALL MEAN
 A WEARABLE DEVICE THAT ONCE ACTIVATED, BY THE PRESSING OF  AN  EMERGENCY
 BUTTON,  SHALL  ALERT  FIRST  RESPONDERS,  INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO
 POLICE, FIREFIGHTERS AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, OF AN EMERGENCY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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