S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2043
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 14, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. BARNWELL, BARRON, BRABENEC, COOK, FERNANDEZ,
GALEF, HEVESI, HYNDMAN, KIM, D. ROSENTHAL, MIKULIN, SEAWRIGHT, STERN,
TAYLOR, THIELE, VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Education
AN ACT to establish a commission to study how to make schools in New
York safer from school shootings and bombers; 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. A commission, to be known as the make our schools safer
commission, is hereby created to study the effectiveness of different
technologies on reducing casualties in a school shooter or bomber event
including, but not limited to, bulletproof glass and doors, auto locking
technologies, lockdown systems and barricades. The commission shall also
study the feasibility and cost to implement such technology in schools.
§ 2. The commission shall be composed of ten members, appointed as
follows: two members shall be appointed by the governor; two members
shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; two members shall be
appointed by the minority leader of the assembly; two members shall be
appointed by the temporary president of the senate; and two members
shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate. The commission
shall be chaired by a person chosen by a majority vote at the first
meeting of the commission. The vice-chairperson of the commission shall
be appointed by the chairperson. Vacancies in the membership of the
commission shall be filled in the manner provided for original appoint-
ments.
§ 3. The commission shall be made up of at least one member of law
enforcement who specializes in school shooting and bombing events, at
least one teacher, at least one parent of a student at a New York public
school, at least one school administrator, at least one engineer who
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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specializes in technologies to be studied by the commission and at least
one engineer who specializes in schools.
§ 4. The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for
their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder. To the maximum
extent feasible, the commission shall be entitled to request and receive
and shall utilize and be provided with such facilities, resources, and
data of any court, department, division, board, bureau, commission, or
agency of the state or any political subdivision thereof as it deems
necessary or desirable to carry out properly its powers and duties here-
under.
§ 5. For the accomplishment of its purposes, the commission shall be
authorized and empowered to undertake any studies, inquiries, surveys or
analyses it may deem relevant in cooperation with or by agreement with
any other public or private agency. The commission shall meet and hold
public hearings or private meetings within or without the state, and
shall have all the powers of a legislative committee pursuant to the
legislative law.
§ 6. The commission shall report its findings, conclusions and recom-
mendations to the governor and the legislature no later than one year
after the effective date of this act.
§ 7. This act shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect
until two years after it shall have become a law when upon such date the
provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed.