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Jan 04, 2012 |
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May 03, 2011 |
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Senate Bill S5051
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 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
2011-S5051 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S5051 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Directs the commissioner of education to promulgate rule and regulations that prohibit harassment, intimidation and bullying of students; school districts shall be responsible for making copies of such policies available to parents, guardians, students, volunteers and school employees.
2011-S5051 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5051 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to harassment prevention policies PURPOSE: This legislation will direct the commissioner of education to promulgate rules and regulations that prohibit harassment, intimidation and bullying of students. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section One - amends the education law by adding a new section 313-b to define "Harassment, intimidation or bullying," as any intentional electronic, written, verbal or physical act, including but not limited to one shown to be motivated by any characteristic in section 240.25, 240.26, 240.30, or 240.31 of the penal law, or other distinguishing characteristics, when the intentional electronic, written, verbal or physical act: physically harms a student, has the effect of substantially interfering with a student's education, is so severe, persistent or pervasive that it creates an intimidating education environment or has the effect of substantially disrupting the orderly operation of the school. Section One - also amends the education law to define "electronic" or
2011-S5051 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5051 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 3, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BALL -- 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 harassment prevention 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 313-b to read as follows: S 313-B. HARASSMENT PREVENTION POLICIES. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT PROHIBIT THE HARASSMENT, INTIM- IDATION OR BULLYING OF ANY STUDENT. IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO MAKE AVAILABLE COPIES OF SUCH POLICIES TO PARENTS, GUARDIANS, STUDENTS, VOLUNTEERS AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. 2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION: (A) "HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION OR BULLYING" SHALL MEAN ANY INTENTIONAL ELECTRONIC, WRITTEN, VERBAL OR PHYSICAL ACT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ONE SHOWN TO BE MOTIVATED BY ANY CHARACTERISTIC IN SECTION 240.25, 240.26, 240.30 OR 240.31 OF THE PENAL LAW, OR OTHER DISTINGUISHING CHAR- ACTERISTICS, WHEN THE INTENTIONAL ELECTRONIC, WRITTEN, VERBAL OR PHYS- ICAL ACT: (1) PHYSICALLY HARMS A STUDENT OR DAMAGES THE STUDENT'S PROPERTY; OR (2) HAS THE EFFECT OF SUBSTANTIALLY INTERFERING WITH A STUDENT'S EDUCATION; OR (3) IS SO SEVERE, PERSISTENT OR PERVASIVE THAT IT CREATES AN INTIM- IDATING EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT; OR (4) HAS THE EFFECT OF SUBSTANTIALLY DISRUPTING THE ORDERLY OPERATION OF THE SCHOOL. (B) "ELECTRONIC" OR "ELECTRONIC MEANS" SHALL MEAN ANY COMMUNICATION WHERE THERE IS THE TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION BY WIRE, RADIO, OPTICAL CABLE, ELECTROMAGNETIC OR OTHER SIMILAR MEANS. SUCH TERMS SHALL INCLUDE, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08028-01-1
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