Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 13, 2012 |
held for consideration in education |
Jan 25, 2012 |
referred to education |
Assembly Bill A9125
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WALTER
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
Robert Castelli
Janet Duprey
Bill Reilich
Michael Montesano
multi-Sponsors
Carmen E. Arroyo
William A. Barclay
Daniel Burling
Nancy Calhoun
2011-A9125 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A9125 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9125 I N A S S E M B L Y January 25, 2012 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WALTER, CASTELLI, DUPREY, REILICH, MONTESANO, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, BARCLAY, BURLING, CALHOUN, CASTRO, CERETTO, COLTON, CONTE, CORWIN, CROUCH, CURRAN, GIGLIO, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, J. MILLER, MURRAY, RA, RABBITT, SALADINO, TEDISCO, TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Educa- tion AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring provisions in schools that prohibit harassment, intimidation or bullying whether by electronic communication or a written, verbal, physical or sexual act THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 20 to read as follows: 20. HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION, OR BULLYING. THE TERM "HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION, OR BULLYING" MEANS AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION, OR A WRIT- TEN, VERBAL, PHYSICAL, OR SEXUAL ACT THAT IS REASONABLY PERCEIVED TO HAVE THE EFFECT OF: A. HARMING A STUDENT PHYSICALLY OR EMOTIONALLY OR DAMAGING A STUDENT'S PROPERTY, OR PLACING A STUDENT IN A REASONABLE FEAR OF PERSONAL HARM OR PROPERTY DAMAGE; OR B. INSULTING OR DEMEANING A STUDENT OR GROUP OF STUDENTS CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DISRUPTION IN, OR SUBSTANTIAL INTERFERENCE WITH, THE ORDERLY OPERATION OF THE SCHOOL. S 2. Paragraphs d and f of subdivision 2 of section 2801 of the educa- tion law, as added by chapter 181 of the laws of 2000, are amended and three new paragraphs, c-1, c-2 and f-1 are added to read as follows: C-1. PROVISIONS PROHIBITING: (I) HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION, OR BULLYING; OR (II) REPRISAL, RETALIATION, OR FALSE ACCUSATIONS AGAINST A VICTIM, WITNESS, OR ONE WITH RELIABLE INFORMATION ABOUT AN ACT OF HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION OR BULLYING; C-2. PROVISIONS STATING THAT A SCHOOL EMPLOYEE, STUDENT OR VOLUNTEER WHO WITNESSES, OR HAS RELIABLE INFORMATION THAT A STUDENT HAS BEEN EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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