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Senate Bill S639
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education 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
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
(R) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2009-S639 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1794
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง3020-a, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A778
2013-2014: A3284
2009-S639 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides for the suspending of pay of tenured teachers upon conviction of a felony for possessing or promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child or using, possessing or promoting a sexual performance by a child as defines in article two hundred sixty-three of the penal law.
2009-S639 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S639 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to suspending the pay of any tenured person upon the conviction of a felony for possession of sexual performance by a child PURPOSE : Requires the suspension of pay for tenured teachers upon the conviction of a felony for possessing an obscene sexual performance or a sexual performance by a child, use of a child in a sexual performance, promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child, or promoting a sexual performance by a child. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1: Amends Education Law section 3020-a (2)(b) to broaden the scope for suspending a tenured teacher to include those who have been convicted of a felony count for possessing an obscene sexual performance or sexual performance by a child, use of a child in a sexual performance, or promoting an obscene sexual or sexual performance by a child.
2009-S639 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 639 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 12, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LARKIN, LANZA, LEIBELL, ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to suspending the pay of any tenured person upon the conviction of a felony for possession of sexual performance by a child THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 3020-a of the education law, as separately amended by chapters 296 and 325 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: (b) The employee may be suspended pending a hearing on the charges and the final determination thereof. The suspension shall be with pay, except the employee may be suspended without pay if the employee has entered a guilty plea to or has been convicted of a felony crime concerning the criminal sale or possession of a controlled substance, a precursor of a controlled substance, or drug paraphernalia as defined in article two hundred twenty or two hundred twenty-one of the penal law; [or] a felony crime involving the physical abuse of a minor or student; OR A FELONY CRIME INVOLVING POSSESSION OR PROMOTION OF AN OBSCENE SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD OR USE, POSSESSION OR PROMOTION OF A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THE PENAL LAW. The employee shall be terminated without a hearing, as provided for in this section, upon conviction of a sex offense, as defined in subparagraph two of paragraph b of subdivision seven-a of section three hundred five of this chapter. To the extent this section applies to an employee acting as a school administrator or supervisor, as defined in subparagraph three of paragraph b of subdivision seven-b of section three hundred five of this chapter, such employee shall be terminated without a hearing, as provided for in this section, upon conviction of a felony offense defined in subparagraph two of paragraph b of subdivision seven-b of section three hundred five of this chapter. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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