| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2020 |
committed to rules |
| Feb 03, 2020 |
advanced to third reading |
| Jan 29, 2020 |
2nd report cal. |
| Jan 28, 2020 |
1st report cal.302 |
| Jan 23, 2020 |
print number 4781a |
| Jan 23, 2020 |
amend (t) and recommit to education |
| Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to education |
| Mar 25, 2019 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S4781A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2019-S4781 - Details
2019-S4781 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4781
SPONSOR: PARKER
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to
requiring school district and board of cooperative educational services
officials to report bias related offenses to law enforcement agencies
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill would amend the education law by adding a new section - 3214a
- to it. The act would require school districts and board of cooperative
educational services officials to report bias related offenses to law
enforcement agencies.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Paragraph 1 of this bill states that upon the receipt of a complaint
alleging a bias related crime committed on the property of a school
district or board of cooperative educational services, a teacher, admin-
istrator, or any other employee of such school district or board of
cooperative educational services shall immediately report the alleged
2019-S4781 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
4781
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 25, 2019
___________
Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring school
district and board of cooperative educational services officials to
report bias related offenses to law enforcement agencies
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 3214-a
to read as follows:
§ 3214-A. REPORTS OF BIAS-RELATED OFFENSES. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER TO THE CONTRARY, UPON RECEIPT BY A TEACHER,
ADMINISTRATOR OR OTHER EMPLOYEE OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPER-
ATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OF ANY REPORT OF THE ALLEGED COMMISSION OF A
BIAS RELATED OFFENSE COMMITTED UPON THE PROPERTY OF SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT
OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, THE TEACHER, ADMINISTRATOR
OR OTHER EMPLOYEE SHALL IMMEDIATELY REPORT THE ALLEGED COMMISSION OF
SUCH BIAS RELATED OFFENSE TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY HAVING JURISDIC-
TION OVER SUCH OFFENSE. EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL COOPERATE WITH ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
INVESTIGATING AND PROSECUTING A BIAS RELATED OFFENSE.
2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "BIAS RELATED OFFENSE" SHALL MEAN
ANY OFFENSE, WHICH IF COMMITTED BY AN ADULT, WOULD CONSTITUTE A HATE
CRIME AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 485.05 OF THE PENAL LAW.
3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE AND DISTRIBUTE TO EVERY SCHOOL
DISTRICT AND BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SUCH RULES AND
REGULATIONS AS SHALL BE NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
subdivision 1 of section 3214-a of the education law, as added by
section one of this act, shall take effect on the first of September
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.
co-Sponsors
(D, IP, WF) Senate District
2019-S4781A (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S4781A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4781A Revised 1/24/2020
SPONSOR: PARKER
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring a principal,
superintendent or a principal's or superintendent's designee to notify
law enforcement if they believe a hate crime is occurring
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill would amend the education law section 13 to require a princi-
pal, superintendent or designee, who believes an incident of bullying,
harassment or discrimination is a hate crime, to report to law enforce-
ment within 48 hours of such belief.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of this bill states that, upon belief by the principal or
superintendent, or designee, that an act of harassment, bullying or
discrimination is a hate crime, such superintendent, principal or desig-
2019-S4781A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
4781--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 25, 2019
___________
Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Education -- recommitted
to the Committee on Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
-- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring a principal,
superintendent or a principal's or superintendent's designee to notify
law enforcement if they believe a hate crime is occurring
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph i of subdivision 1 of section 13 of the education
law, as added by chapter 102 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as
follows:
i. require the principal, superintendent or the principal's or super-
intendent's designee, to notify promptly the appropriate local law
enforcement agency when such principal, superintendent or the princi-
pal's or superintendent's designee, believes that any harassment, bully-
ing or discrimination constitutes criminal conduct. WHERE THE PRINCIPAL,
SUPERINTENDENT OR THE PRINCIPAL'S OR SUPERINTENDENT'S DESIGNEE BELIEVES
THAT ANY HARASSMENT, BULLYING OR DISCRIMINATION CONSTITUTES A HATE
CRIME, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 485.05 OF THE PENAL LAW,
PROMPT NOTIFICATION TO THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
SHALL OCCUR WITHIN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS FROM THE TIME SUCH PRINCIPAL,
SUPERINTENDENT OR THE PRINCIPAL'S OR SUPERINTENDENT'S DESIGNEE BELIEVES
THAT SUCH HARASSMENT, BULLYING OR DISCRIMINATION CONSTITUTES A HATE
CRIME;
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07566-02-0
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