Senate Bill S5273A

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits the alteration of a student's official records, files and/or data

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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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2017-S5273 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2093
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §225, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A10413

2017-S5273 - Summary

Prohibits the alteration of a student's official records, files and/or data.

2017-S5273 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5273 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5273
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- 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 prohibiting the alter-
   ing of a student's official records, files and/or data
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  9-a  of section 225 of the education law, as
 added by chapter 443 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows:
   9-a.  Knowingly and willfully make an unauthorized  and  false  alter-
 ation  or representation of any [grade, credit, honor, award or standing
 in the permanent record or transcript of any student] OFFICIAL  RECORDS,
 FILES,  AND/OR  DATA  RELATED TO A STUDENT AND MAINTAINED BY A SCHOOL OR
 COLLEGE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE REGENTS, THE COMMISSIONER,  OR  THE
 UNIVERSITY  OF  THE  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK,  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
 RECORDS ENCOMPASSING ANY OF THE MATERIAL KEPT IN  THE  STUDENT'S  RECORD
 SUCH  AS IDENTIFYING DATA, GRADES, RECORDS OF ATTENDANCE AND OF ACADEMIC
 WORK COMPLETED, RECORDS OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND  ASSESSMENT  RESULTS,
 DISCIPLINARY RECORDS, INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS, OR ANY INFORMA-
 TION  INCLUDED  AS  PART OF A STUDENT'S EDUCATIONAL RECORD AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION 99.3 OF TITLE THIRTY-FOUR OF THE  CODE  OF  FEDERAL  REGULATIONS
 IMPLEMENTING  THE  FAMILY  EDUCATIONAL  RIGHTS  AND PRIVACY ACT, SECTION
 TWELVE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO-G OF TITLE TWENTY OF THE UNITED  STATES  CODE,
 AS  SUCH FEDERAL LAW AND REGULATIONS ARE FROM TIME TO TIME AMENDED, with
 respect to a school or college under the supervision of the regents, the
 commissioner, or the university of the state of New York.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06304-03-7


              

2017-S5273A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2093
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §225, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A10413

2017-S5273A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the alteration of a student's official records, files and/or data.

2017-S5273A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5273A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5273--A
     Cal. No. 1176
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Education  --  reported
   favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered to first and second report,
   ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered  reprinted,  retaining
   its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the alter-
   ing of a student's official records, files and/or data
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 9-a of section 225 of  the  education  law,  as
 added by chapter 443 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows:
   9-a.    Knowingly  and willfully make an unauthorized and false alter-
 ation or representation of any [grade, credit, honor, award or  standing
 in  the  permanent record or transcript of any student with respect to a
 school or college under the supervision of the regents, the  commission-
 er, or the university of the state of New York] OFFICIAL RECORDS RELATED
 TO A STUDENT AND MAINTAINED BY A SCHOOL OR COLLEGE UNDER THE SUPERVISION
 OF  THE REGENTS, THE COMMISSIONER, OR THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW
 YORK, INCLUDING IDENTIFYING DATA, GRADES, RECORDS OF ATTENDANCE, RECORDS
 OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, ASSESSMENT RESULTS,  DISCIPLINARY  RECORDS,  AND
 INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06304-05-7



              

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