Assembly Bill A6244

2021-2022 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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2021-A6244 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2208
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7928
2019-2020: S2746
2023-2024: A2803, S1958

2021-A6244 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-A6244 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6244
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 10, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee 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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