Senate Bill S2746A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes a task force to study and make recommendations on school safety in the state of New York

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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-S2746 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Commissions
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7928
2021-2022: S2208
2023-2024: S1958

2019-S2746 - Summary

Establishes a task force to study and make recommendations on school safety in the state of New York.

2019-S2746 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2746 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2746
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to establish a task force to study and  make  recommendations  on
   school safety in the state of New York
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. a. A task force is hereby established to study school safe-
 ty at schools in the state of  New  York.  For  purposes  of  this  act,
 "violence"  shall  mean any occurrence that may compel a school official
 to contact law enforcement for assistance.
   b. The task force shall:
   (i) study the frequency and seriousness of  violence  that  occurs  on
 school grounds;
   (ii) study the causes of such violence, including the influence of:
   (1) school size and environment;
   (2) home environment and abuse;
   (3) community environment;
   (4) cyber abuse;
   (5) psychological factors;
   (6) media coverage of violent acts; and
   (7) any other influences the task force deems relevant;
   (iii)  study  current  measures implemented by schools in the state of
 New York to increase school safety;
   (iv) study measures other states and  countries  have  implemented  to
 increase school safety; and
   (v) make recommendations on measures the state of New York may take in
 order to increase school safety.
   c.  No  later  than one year after the effective date of this act, the
 task force shall report its findings to the governor  and  the  legisla-
 ture, as described under subdivision b of this section.
   § 2. a. The task force shall be comprised of:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-S2746A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Commissions
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7928
2021-2022: S2208
2023-2024: S1958

2019-S2746A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a task force to study and make recommendations on school safety in the state of New York.

2019-S2746A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2746A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2746--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. ADDABBO, KAPLAN -- 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  establish a task force to study and make recommendations on
   school safety in the state of New York
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. a. A task force is hereby established to study school safe-
 ty  at  schools  in  the  state  of  New York. For purposes of this act,
 "violence" shall mean any occurrence that may compel a  school  official
 to contact law enforcement for assistance.
   b. The task force shall:
   (i)  study  the  frequency  and seriousness of violence that occurs on
 school grounds;
   (ii) study the causes of such violence, including the influence of:
   (1) school size and environment;
   (2) home environment and abuse;
   (3) community environment;
   (4) cyber abuse;
   (5) psychological factors;
   (6) media coverage of violent acts; and
   (7) any other influences the task force deems relevant;
   (iii) study current measures implemented by schools in  the  state  of
 New York to increase school safety;
   (iv)  study  measures  other  states and countries have implemented to
 increase school safety; and
   (v) make recommendations on measures the state of New York may take in
 order to increase school safety.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00353-02-9
              

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