Assembly Bill A8509

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the imposition of community service for students in place of or in conjunction with suspension

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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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2013-A8509 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6282
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง3214-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S5405

2013-A8509 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the imposition of community service for students in place of or in conjunction with suspension.

2013-A8509 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8509

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 17, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. FAHY, LUPARDO, McDONALD, JAFFEE, GALEF, ROSA,
  CLARK, TENNEY, RAIA, COOK, CAHILL, WALTER, COLTON  --  Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A. CAMARA, CROUCH, DUPREY, GIGLIO, GOTTFRIED, LUPINACCI --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing the option
  of  assigning  community  service  as  an alternative to suspension of
  students or in conjunction thereof

  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 3214-a
to read as follows:
  S  3214-A.  COMMUNITY  SERVICE. AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO OR IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE PROVISIONS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION THIRTY-TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF
THIS ARTICLE, A BOARD OF EDUCATION, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR  SOLE  TRUSTEE,
THE  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  SCHOOLS,  DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS OR
PRINCIPAL OF A SCHOOL MAY REQUIRE A PUPIL TO PERFORM  COMMUNITY  SERVICE
WHEN,  IN  HIS OR HER DISCRETION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, BOARD OF TRUS-
TEES OR SOLE TRUSTEE, THE SUPERINTENDENT  OF  SCHOOLS,  DISTRICT  SUPER-
INTENDENT OF SCHOOLS OR PRINCIPAL OF A SCHOOL DEEMS THAT THE PERFORMANCE
OF SUCH COMMUNITY SERVICE IS APPROPRIATE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11971-02-3

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