S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6516
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 12, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to including at least one
person who is familiar with the needs of students with disabilities in
the development of school safety plans
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraphs g and h of subdivision 3 of section 2801-a of
the education law, as amended by section 1 of part B of chapter 54 of
the laws of 2016, are amended and a new paragraph i is added to read as
follows:
g. procedures for review and the conduct of drills and other exercises
to test components of the emergency response plan; [and]
h. policies and procedures for securing and restricting access to the
crime scene in order to preserve evidence in cases of violent crimes on
school property[.]; AND
I. A LIST INCLUDING EACH STUDENT WITH A DISABILITY ENROLLED AT THE
SITE TOGETHER WITH INFORMATION FROM THE STUDENT'S INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCA-
TION PROGRAM (IEP) THAT IS RELEVANT TO ENSURING THE STUDENT'S SAFETY AND
THE ROLE OF THE STAFF MEMBER RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSISTING THE STUDENT IN AN
EMERGENCY.
§ 2. Subdivision 4 of section 2801-a of the education law, as amended
by chapter 525 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
4. Each district-wide school safety team shall be appointed by the
board of education, or the chancellor in the case of the city school
district of the city of New York, and shall include but not be limited
to representatives of the school board, [teacher,] administrator, and
parent organizations, school safety personnel, [and] other school
personnel including bus drivers and monitors, AT LEAST ONE PERSON WHO IS
FAMILIAR WITH THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, AND SUCH OTHER
APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL AS DESIGNATED BY A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ORGANIZA-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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TION OF THE EMPLOYEES OF A SCHOOL, OR DESIGNATED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
IF NO SUCH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ORGANIZATION EXISTS. At the discretion
of the board of education, or the chancellor in the case of the city of
New York, a student may be allowed to participate on the safety team,
provided however, that no portion of a confidential building-level emer-
gency response plan shall be shared with such student nor shall such
student be present where details of a confidential building-level emer-
gency response plan or confidential portions of a district-wide emergen-
cy response strategy are discussed. Each building-level emergency
response team shall be appointed by the building principal, in accord-
ance with regulations or guidelines prescribed by the board of educa-
tion, chancellor or other governing body. Such building-level teams
shall include but not be limited to representatives of teacher, adminis-
trator, and parent organizations, school safety personnel and other
school personnel including bus drivers and monitors, AT LEAST ONE PERSON
WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, community
members, law enforcement officials, fire officials or other emergency
response agencies, and any other representatives the board of education,
chancellor or other governing body deems appropriate.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.