Assembly Bill A4203

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires school districts to develop certain new policies

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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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2009-A4203 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง308-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A8044

2009-A4203 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires school districts to develop a policy regulating the use of school-owned cell phones, automobiles and credit cards to include, but not be limited to, requiring that they be used only for school related purposes.

2009-A4203 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4203

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. THIELE, BARRA, FITZPATRICK, McDONOUGH -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. BACALLES, BURLING,  CALHOUN,  CONTE,  CROUCH,
  ERRIGO,  HAYES,  MILLER,  RAIA,  SALADINO, SAYWARD, TEDISCO, WALKER --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  requiring  public
  school districts to develop certain policies

  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  308-a
to read as follows:
  S  308-A.  CELLULAR PHONE, AUTOMOBILE AND CREDIT CARD USE POLICY.  THE
COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO  REQUIRE  ALL  PUBLIC  SCHOOL
DISTRICTS  TO  DEVELOP  A  POLICY REGULATING THE USE OF CELLULAR PHONES,
AUTOMOBILES, AND CREDIT CARDS OBTAINED AND/OR PURCHASED BY  SUCH  SCHOOL
DISTRICT  FOR  USE  BY  SCHOOL PERSONNEL. SUCH POLICY SHALL INCLUDE, BUT
NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE RESTRICTION OF SUCH CELLULAR PHONES, AUTOMO-
BILES, AND CREDIT CARDS TO USE BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL  ONLY  AND  ONLY  FOR
PURPOSES  DIRECTLY  RELATED  TO  SCHOOL DISTRICT RELATED BUSINESS.   FOR
PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "SCHOOL PERSONNEL" SHALL INCLUDE FULL-TIME
AND PART-TIME FACULTY, STAFF, ADMINISTRATION, AND SCHOOL  BOARD  MEMBERS
AND  OTHER  VOLUNTEERS  ENGAGED  FROM  TIME  TO  TIME IN SCHOOL DISTRICT
RELATED BUSINESS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03897-01-9

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