Assembly Actions -
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Feb 14, 2018 |
referred to education |
Assembly Bill A9822
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ORTIZ
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
Walter T. Mosley
Rebecca Seawright
Inez E. Dickens
Anthony D'Urso
multi-Sponsors
Alicia Hyndman
2017-A9822 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A9822 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9822 I N A S S E M B L Y February 14, 2018 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the establishment of a statewide toll-free hotline for reporting instances of bullying in schools 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 115 to read as follows: § 115. TOLL-FREE STATEWIDE BULLYING HOTLINE. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE, TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER (A "HOTLINE") TO RECEIVE REPORTS OF BULLYING IN SCHOOLS. THE HOTLINE SHALL RECEIVE REPORTS OF ALLEGATIONS OF REPORTABLE INCIDENTS TWENTY-FOUR HOURS PER DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. THE HOTLINE SHALL ACCEPT ANONYMOUS CALLS AND, IF FEASIBLE, ACCEPT TEXT MESSAGES. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT SUCH HOTLINE TO EACH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL IN THE STATE. 2. WHEN ANY ALLEGATION THAT COULD REASONABLY CONSTITUTE A REPORTABLE INCIDENT IS RECEIVED BY THE HOTLINE, THE HOTLINE SHALL ACCEPT AND IMME- DIATELY TRANSMIT NOTICE OF THE REPORT ORALLY AND ELECTRONICALLY TO ANY APPROPRIATE STATE AGENCIES OR LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICE. WHENEVER A TELEPHONE CALL OR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION TO THE HOTLINE ALLEGES AN ACT OR CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAY CONSTITUTE A CRIMINAL OFFENSE OR AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO AN INDIVIDUAL'S HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE, THE HOTLINE SHALL CONVEY, BY THE MOST EXPEDIENT MEANS AVAILABLE, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN SUCH CALL OR TRANSMISSION TO THE APPROPRIATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND, TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY, THE APPROPRIATE EMER- GENCY RESPONDER, AND THE RELEVANT STATE AGENCY OR LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICE. 3. THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO FACILITATE THE IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION OF THE HOTLINE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCEDURES FOR TIMELY AND ACCURATE REFERRALS TO OTHER STATE AGENCIES OR ENTITIES THAT MAY HAVE INVESTIGATIVE OR OVER- SIGHT AUTHORITY REGARDING REPORTED INCIDENTS. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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