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Assembly Bill A515

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to creating a school resource officer working group; and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof

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2019-A515 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3169
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2801-c, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10819, S8611
2021-2022: A3377, S2077
2023-2024: S5112
2025-2026: S1118

2019-A515 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a school resource officer working group to study appropriate standards and training for a person to serve as a school resource officer; and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

2019-A515 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    515
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to creating a school
   resource officer working group; and providing for the repeal  of  such
   provisions upon the expiration thereof

   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 2801-c
 to read as follows:
   § 2801-C. SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER WORKING GROUP. 1.  THE  COMMISSIONER
 SHALL  ESTABLISH  A  WORKING  GROUP  TO  STUDY APPROPRIATE STANDARDS AND
 TRAINING FOR A PERSON TO SERVE AS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER.
   2. SUCH WORKING GROUP SHALL INCLUDE: THE COMMISSIONER, THE COMMISSION-
 ER OF THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES, THE  SUPERINTENDENT  OF
 STATE POLICE, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE NEW YORK STATE SHERIFFS' ASSOCI-
 ATION,  ONE  MEMBER OF THE MUNICIPAL POLICE TRAINING COUNCIL SELECTED BY
 THE GOVERNOR, ONE  MEMBER  OF  THE  MUNICIPAL  POLICE  TRAINING  COUNCIL
 SELECTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND ONE MEMBER OF THE
 MUNICIPAL  POLICE TRAINING COUNCIL SELECTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEM-
 BLY.
   3. SUCH WORKING GROUP SHALL MEET REGULARLY AND SHALL STUDY THE OPTIONS
 AND BEST PRACTICES AVAILABLE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR:
   A. THE NEED AND APPROPRIATENESS OF  PHYSICAL  FITNESS  STANDARDS,  AGE
 LIMITATIONS  AND  TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND
 WHICH AGENCY OR ORGANIZATION  WOULD  BE  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  CREATING  AND
 IMPLEMENTING SUCH STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS;
   B.  THE  APPROPRIATENESS  AND AVAILABILITY OF SENSITIVITY TRAINING FOR
 SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS WHICH PREPARES SUCH OFFICERS TO  INTERACT  WITH
 SCHOOL-AGED  CHILDREN  AND  WHICH  AGENCIES OR ORGANIZATIONS COULD OFFER
 SUCH TRAINING; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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