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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Apr 20, 2009 |
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Assembly Bill A7669
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WEISENBERG
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Steven Englebright
Susan John
Robert Sweeney
William Colton
multi-Sponsors
George Amedore
Nancy Calhoun
Clifford Crouch
Sandy Galef
2009-A7669 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A7669 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A7669 Revised 04/05/10 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the enforcement of the suspension of pupils from school PURPOSE: This legislation authorizes school districts to enforce and continue in effect the suspension of a pupil ordered by the school district that the pupil previously attended. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Subdivision 3 of section 3214 of the education law is amended by adding a new paragraph b-1 to authorize school districts to enforce and continue in effect the suspension of a pupil ordered by the school district that the pupil previously attended. Any upheld suspension must be enforced and continued in a manner consistent with the original suspension and with applicable provisions of section 3214 of the education law. JUSTIFICATION: There currently exists a dangerous loophole within the New York State Education Law in the area of safety. Presently, school districts do not have the right to honor a suspension issued by another school district. A student who is under a superintendent suspension or long-term suspension from another school district can relocate and imme- diately enter the school district of his or her new residence. This practice is used to find a way around the suspension and potentially puts students in the new school at risk. Therefore safety concerns and
2009-A7669 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7669 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 20, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the enforcement of the suspension of pupils from school THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 3214 of the education law is amended by adding a new paragraph b-1 to read as follows: B-1. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR SOLE TRUSTEE, SUPER- INTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND THE PRINCI- PAL OF THE SCHOOL WHERE THE PUPIL ATTENDS SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ENFORCE, AND CONTINUE IN EFFECT A SUSPENSION PREVIOUSLY ORDERED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR SOLE TRUSTEE, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS OR PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUCH PUPIL ATTENDED IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING HIS OR HER ATTENDANCE AT SUCH SCHOOL WHERE THE PUPIL ATTENDS, PROVIDED THAT SUCH SUSPENSION IS ENFORCED AND CONTINUED IN EFFECT IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL SUSPENSION AND WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04936-01-9
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