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NY A02072
Bill
Status
1/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Simcha Eichenstein
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AI Summary
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Establishes the "Make Our Schools Safer" commission to develop protocols on technologies for reducing casualties in school shooter and bomber events, including bulletproof glass and doors, auto-locking systems, lockdown systems, and barricades
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Commission will consist of 10 members appointed by the governor (2), assembly speaker (2), assembly minority leader (2), senate temporary president (2), and senate minority leader (2)
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Required membership includes at least one law enforcement specialist in school shootings/bombings, one teacher, one parent of a NY public school student, one school administrator, and two engineers (one specializing in relevant technologies, one in schools)
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Members receive no compensation but are reimbursed for actual expenses; commission has authority to conduct studies, hold public hearings, and access state agency resources
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Commission must report findings and recommendations to the governor and legislature within one year of the act's effective date; act expires and is repealed after two years
Legislative Description
Establishes the make our schools safer commission to produce protocols on how to make schools in New York safer from school shootings and bombers; requires the commission to deliver a report of its findings to the legislature and the governor; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
Last Action
referred to education
1/7/2026