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NY S00172
Bill
Status
1/5/2011
Primary Sponsor
George Maziarz
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AI Summary
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Adds new Section 319 to Education Law requiring the Commissioner of Education to designate an individual to receive information about general threats of harm against any schools in the state.
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Mandates the Commissioner or designee notify all public and non-public schools in New York of any received threats.
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Requires the Commissioner to maintain updated contact information for all non-public schools in the state and develop protocols to ensure timely notification of threats.
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Amends Section 2801-a to require each school district's safety team to designate an individual responsible for notifying the Department of Education when the district receives information about general threats against any schools in the state.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Relates to alerting all public and non-public schools of the state in the event of a general threat of a terroristic nature against a single, multiple or all of the schools of the state; requires the school safety team to designate an individual to notify the education department in the event the school district receives a general threat of harm against any school or schools within the district or anywhere in the state.
Last Action
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
1/5/2011