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NY A04278
Bill
Status
2/2/2011
Primary Sponsor
Peter Rivera
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AI Summary
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Defines "school-authorized activity" as any school-related attendance or participation authorized by educational officials, including school functions, athletic events, field trips, and extracurricular activities, with crime reporting directed to the law enforcement jurisdiction where the activity occurs.
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Expands code of conduct requirements to cover conduct, dress, language, and civil treatment expectations at school-authorized activities in addition to school property, with provisions for removal of violators from such activities.
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Extends violent pupil suspension and discipline provisions to include violent acts, weapons possession, and threats occurring while participating in school-authorized activities, not just on school property.
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Requires mandatory suspension of at least one calendar year for any public school student who brings a weapon to school or a school-authorized activity, consistent with federal gun-free schools act requirements, with superintendent discretion to modify on a case-by-case basis.
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Provides legal immunity for school employees reporting suspected violence or weapons possession at school or school-authorized activities to school officials, the commissioner, or law enforcement in good faith.
Legislative Description
Provides for the regulation of conduct on school property and at school-authorized activities; authorizes school districts to develop their code of conduct with input from community representative with expertise in mental health and substance abuse treatment; requires that teachers, administrators, school personnel and new students be provided a copy of the code of conduct; requires school emergency response plans to address the mental health and psychological needs of students; authorizes the disciplining of students engaged in violence at school-authorized activities.
Last Action
enacting clause stricken
9/4/2012