Assembly Bill A1843

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to dismissal of teachers for sexual improprieties

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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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2019-A1843 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §115, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2472
2011-2012: A2917
2013-2014: A3954
2015-2016: A1650
2017-2018: A2584
2021-2022: A1684
2023-2024: A3048

2019-A1843 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to dismissal of teachers for sexual improprieties; requires school districts to divulge reasons for dismissal to any school district which inquires into such teacher's dismissal.

2019-A1843 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1843
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to school districts being
   notified when a teacher is dismissed from a  school  district  due  to
   sexual improprieties
 
   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 section 115 to
 read as follows:
   § 115. NOTIFICATION TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF A TEACHER'S  DISMISSAL  DUE
 TO  SEXUAL  IMPROPRIETY. WHEN A TEACHER HAS BEEN DISMISSED FROM A SCHOOL
 DISTRICT DUE TO A SEXUAL IMPROPRIETY AND  SUCH  SEXUAL  IMPROPRIETY  HAS
 BEEN  PROVEN  IN A COURT OF LAW, SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE PLACED ON THE
 TEACHER'S PERMANENT RECORD AND THE FORMER SCHOOL DISTRICT  SHALL  REVEAL
 THE  REASONS  FOR  SUCH DISMISSAL TO ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE
 STATE WHICH INQUIRE INTO SUCH TEACHER'S DISMISSAL.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05404-01-9

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