Assembly Bill A7517

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the dissemination of materials regarding child access prevention and the safe storage of firearms

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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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Bill Amendments

2023-A7517 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §808-a, Ed L

2023-A7517 - Summary

Requires the dissemination of written materials regarding child access prevention and the safe storage of firearms to students and/or persons in a parental relationship to such students at the beginning of each semester or quarter of the regular school year beginning on and after July 1, 2024.

2023-A7517 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7517
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BENEDETTO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the  dissem-
   ination  of  materials  regarding child access prevention and the safe
   storage of firearms
 
   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 808-a
 to read as follows:
   § 808-A. FIREARMS; CHILD ACCESS PREVENTION AND SAFE  STORAGE.  1.  FOR
 THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOW-
 ING MEANINGS:
   A. "SCHOOL DISTRICT" SHALL  MEAN  ANY  CITY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT,  COMMON
 SCHOOL  DISTRICT, UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OR
 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT;
   B. "SCHOOL" SHALL MEAN ANY PUBLIC  SCHOOL  DISTRICT,  CHARTER  SCHOOL,
 PRIVATE  SCHOOL,  PAROCHIAL  SCHOOL, OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL
 SERVICES;
   C. "PRIVATE SCHOOL" SHALL MEAN A PERSON, FIRM,  ASSOCIATION,  PARTNER-
 SHIP,  OR  CORPORATION OFFERING OR CONDUCTING PRIVATE SCHOOL INSTRUCTION
 IN THE STATE;
   D. "NOTICE" SHALL  MEAN  WRITTEN  INFORMATION  OF  THE  MODEL  CONTENT
 OUTLINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  THIS SECTION, PRODUCED IN A CONCISE,
 PUBLISHABLE FORMAT,  SUCH  AS  A  BROCHURE,  FLYER,  HANDBILL,  LEAFLET,
 LETTER,  OR  PAMPHLET,  THAT  IS  INTENDED  TO  BE  PROVIDED DIRECTLY TO
 PARENTS, GUARDIANS, OR PERSONS IN PARENTAL RELATION TO A STUDENT OF  THE
 SCHOOL,  DELIVERED TO A RECEPTACLE DESIGNATED FOR A STUDENT, MAILED TO A
 STUDENT'S LAST KNOWN ADDRESS, EMAILED TO A PERSON IN  PARENTAL  RELATION
 TO A STUDENT OF THE SCHOOL, OR DELIVERED BY ANY OTHER REASONABLE METHODS
 AUTHORIZED BY THE COMMISSIONER; AND

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11045-02-3
 A. 7517                             2
              

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2023-A7517A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §808-a, Ed L

2023-A7517A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the dissemination of written materials regarding child access prevention and the safe storage of firearms to students and/or persons in a parental relationship to such students at the beginning of each semester or quarter of the regular school year beginning on and after July 1, 2024.

2023-A7517A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7517--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BENEDETTO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the dissem-
   ination of materials regarding child access prevention  and  the  safe
   storage of firearms
 
   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  808-a
 to read as follows:
   §  808-A.  FIREARMS;  CHILD ACCESS PREVENTION AND SAFE STORAGE. 1. FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE  FOLLOW-
 ING MEANINGS:
   A.  "SCHOOL  DISTRICT"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, COMMON
 SCHOOL DISTRICT, UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT  OR
 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT;
   B.  "SCHOOL"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, CHARTER SCHOOL,
 PRIVATE SCHOOL, PAROCHIAL SCHOOL, OR BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL
 SERVICES;
   C.  "PRIVATE  SCHOOL" SHALL MEAN A PERSON, FIRM, ASSOCIATION, PARTNER-
 SHIP, OR CORPORATION OFFERING OR CONDUCTING PRIVATE  SCHOOL  INSTRUCTION
 IN THE STATE;
   D.  "NOTICE"  SHALL  MEAN  WRITTEN  INFORMATION  OF  THE MODEL CONTENT
 OUTLINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS  SECTION,  PRODUCED  IN  A  CONCISE,
 PUBLISHABLE  FORMAT,  SUCH  AS  A  BROCHURE,  FLYER,  HANDBILL, LEAFLET,
 LETTER, OR PAMPHLET,  THAT  IS  INTENDED  TO  BE  PROVIDED  DIRECTLY  TO
 PARENTS,  GUARDIANS, OR PERSONS IN PARENTAL RELATION TO A STUDENT OF THE
 SCHOOL, DELIVERED TO A RECEPTACLE DESIGNATED FOR A STUDENT, MAILED TO  A
 STUDENT'S  LAST  KNOWN ADDRESS, EMAILED TO A PERSON IN PARENTAL RELATION
 TO A STUDENT OF THE SCHOOL, OR DELIVERED BY ANY OTHER REASONABLE METHODS
 AUTHORIZED BY THE COMMISSIONER; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11045-05-3
              

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