Assembly Bill A1239

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires that school anti-harassment policies are enforced in compliance with the regulations of the chancellor of the New York city department of education

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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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2023-A1239 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §10-137, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11082
2011-2012: A1452
2013-2014: A267
2015-2016: A826
2017-2018: A4089
2019-2020: A742
2021-2022: A2309

2023-A1239 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that school anti-harassment policies are enforced in compliance with the regulations of the chancellor of the New York city department of education.

2023-A1239 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1239
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation   to  requiring  that  school  anti-harassment  policies  are
   enforced in compliance with the regulations of the chancellor  of  the
   New York city department of education

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 3 of subdivision  c  of  section  10-137  of  the
 administrative  code  of  the  city  of  New York, as added by local law
 number 42 of the city of New York for the year 2004, is amended to  read
 as follows:
   3.  The  chancellor of the city public school system shall appoint the
 principal of each school as the  person  responsible  for  ensuring  the
 dissemination  of  the  anti-harassment  policies  and guidelines to all
 staff of each school, all school safety officers,  all  members  of  the
 school safety committee, and to all students and their parents or guard-
 ians,  and for providing training to pedagogical staff and school safety
 officers. Such principal shall also ensure that  the  name  and  contact
 information of a school employee who can provide copies of such policies
 and  guidelines  is  made available to all students, parents, guardians,
 staff and to the school safety committee. SUCH PRINCIPAL  SHALL  OVERSEE
 ENFORCEMENT  OF  THE  ANTI-HARASSMENT  POLICIES  AND GUIDELINES SO AS TO
 ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE CHANCELLOR  OF
 THE  NEW  YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, INCLUDING REGULATION A-832.
 Such principal may designate a subordinate to  assume  the  responsibil-
 ities required by this paragraph.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00954-01-3

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