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Senate Bill S667
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2019-S667 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2801-c, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
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S7922
2019-S667 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S667 SPONSOR: BOYLE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring all school districts within the state to conduct a threat assessment and report the results of such assessment to the department of education and the divi- sion of homeland security and emergency services; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To reinvigorate and amend New York State education law so that schools conduct a comprehensive threat assessment. The threat assessments must be completed within six months of the effective date of this bill. The results being reported to the commissioner of the division of homeland security and emergency services. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
2019-S667 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 667 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BOYLE -- 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 all school districts within the state to conduct a threat assessment and report the results of such assessment to the department of education and the division of homeland security and emergency services; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon 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 THREAT ASSESSMENTS. 1. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES, AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER, OF EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT WITHIN THE STATE, HOWEVER CREATED, AND EVERY BOARD OF COOPER- ATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND COUNTY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND EXTENSION BOARD AND THE CHANCELLOR OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE DISTRICT-WIDE SCHOOL AND BUILDING- LEVEL THREAT ASSESSMENT, PROVIDED THAT IN THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, SUCH THREAT ASSESSMENT SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY THE CHANCELLOR OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. SUCH THREAT ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY THE DISTRICT-WIDE SCHOOL SAFETY TEAM AND BUILDING-LEVEL EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED ONE-A OF THIS ARTICLE IN CONSULTATION WITH APPROPRIATE EXPERTS, AND SHALL BE COMPLETED WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION. THE RESULTS OF SUCH ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE REPORTED TO THE COMMISSIONER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. 2. SUCH DISTRICT-WIDE SCHOOL AND BUILDING-LEVEL THREAT ASSESSMENT AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL AT A MINIMUM INCLUDE: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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