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Apr 30, 2012 |
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Senate Bill S7108
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) 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-S7108 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9535
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง10, 11, 12, 13, 14 & 801-a, Ed L
2011-S7108 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7108 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to expanding provisions relating to cyber-bullying in schools PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Expands provisions relating to cyber-bullying in schools. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1: Sets forth the legislative findings and intent. Section 2: Amends Education Law section 10, the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA)'s statement of legislative intent, to include cyber-bullying. Section 3: Amends Education Law section 11, DASA's definitions section, by adding a definition of "cyber-bullying" and by amending the existing definition of "harassment." Section 4: Amends Education Law section 12(2) regarding codes of conduct, deleting the phrase "an age-appropriate version." Section 5: Amends Education Law section 13 to clarify DASA's training provisions. Section 6: Amends Education Law section 14, authorizing and directing
2011-S7108 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7108 I N S E N A T E April 30, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SALAND -- 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 expanding provisions relating to cyber-bullying in schools THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature recognizes that incidents of bullying, which is one aspect of harassment, continue to disrupt the lives and education of students across the state, and that bullying manifests in many forms, including through the use of technology in what is often called cyber-bullying. The legislature also recognizes that most cyber-bullying originates off-campus, but nonethe- less affects the school environment and disrupts the educational proc- ess, impeding the ability of students to learn. In expanding the provisions of chapter 482 of the laws of 2010, the legislature intends to give school districts tools to address cyber-bullying consistent with the emerging research in the field, but without making school districts legally responsible for controlling or prohibiting behavior that origi- nates off-campus and does not substantially disrupt the education proc- ess or school learning environment. S 2. Section 10 of the education law, as added by chapter 482 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: S 10. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that students' ability to learn and to meet high academic standards, and a school's ability to educate its students, are compromised by incidents of discrimination or harassment including bullying, CYBER-BULLYING, taunting or intimidation. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to afford all students in public schools an environment free of discrimination and harassment. The purpose of this article is to foster civility in public schools and to prevent and prohibit conduct which is inconsistent with a school's educational mission. S 3. Subdivision 7 of section 11 of the education law, as added by chapter 482 of the laws of 2010, is amended and a new subdivision 8 is added to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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