Assembly Bill A3394

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Enacts uniform incident reporting system regarding removal of students and other persons from classrooms and school property

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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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2021-A3394 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2803, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3619
2011-2012: A3540
2013-2014: A2848
2015-2016: A4584, A9968
2017-2018: A4766
2019-2020: A5274
2023-2024: A7869

2021-A3394 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts a uniform incident reporting system regarding removal of students and other persons from classrooms and school property; establishes a registry to include the names of all persons who are removed from classrooms and school property, name of the school district and school, name of teacher, age and grade of student, reason for removal, action taken by school, and disciplinary action against student; requires annual report to governor, legislature and board of regents; provides for reports to commissioner of education and allows him to take appropriate action.

2021-A3394 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3394
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RICHARDSON  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  conduct  on  school
   property
 
   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  2803
 to read as follows:
   §  2803.  UNIFORM  INCIDENT  REPORTING  SYSTEM  REGARDING  REMOVAL  OF
 STUDENTS AND OTHER PERSONS FROM CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOL PROPERTY.  1.  THE
 COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A  STATEWIDE  UNIFORM INCIDENT REPORTING
 SYSTEM WHICH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL
 SERVICES  AND  COUNTY  VOCATIONAL  EDUCATION  AND EXTENSION BOARDS SHALL
 FOLLOW.
   2. THE UNIFORM INCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM REGARDING REMOVAL OF STUDENTS
 AND OTHER PERSONS FROM CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOL  PROPERTY  SHALL  CREATE  A
 REGISTRY  AND  SHALL  REQUIRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BOARDS OF COOPER-
 ATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND COUNTY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND EXTENSION
 BOARDS TO ANNUALLY REPORT TO THE COMMISSIONER IN A FORM AND  BY  A  DATE
 PRESCRIBED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER,  THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CONCERNING
 STUDENTS AND THE OTHER PERSONS  WHO  ARE  REMOVED  FROM  CLASSROOMS  AND
 SCHOOL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE:
   A.  THE  NAME OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR DISTRICTS IN WHICH THE REMOVAL
 OF THE STUDENT OR STUDENTS OR OTHER PERSON OR PERSONS FROM  A  CLASSROOM
 OR SCHOOL PROPERTY OCCURRED;
   B. THE NAME OF THE TEACHER, THE NAME OF THE SCHOOL AND THE LOCATION OF
 THE SCHOOL AT WHICH THE REMOVAL OCCURRED;
   C.  IF  THE  INDIVIDUAL REMOVED IS A STUDENT, THE AGE AND GRADE OF THE
 STUDENT;
   D. THE REASONS STATED BY THE TEACHER FOR THE REMOVAL;
   E. THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE SCHOOL IN RESPONSE TO THE INCIDENT;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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