Senate Bill S7832

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to security upgrades recommended by school safety improvement teams

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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-S7832 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2801-b, 3602 & 3602-c, Ed L

2017-S7832 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to action on security upgrades recommended by school safety improvement teams and to financing of such recommended upgrades.

2017-S7832 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7832 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7832
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 1, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CROCI  -- 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  security  upgrades
   recommended by school safety improvement teams
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 2801-b of the education law, as amended by  section
 3-a  of  part A of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 2801-b. New York state school safety  improvement  teams.    1.  The
 governor shall establish New York state school safety improvement teams,
 which  may  be composed of representatives from the division of homeland
 security and emergency services, the division of state police, the divi-
 sion of criminal justice services, THE OFFICE OF  GENERAL  SERVICES  and
 the  department.  Such  New  York  State School Safety Improvement Teams
 shall review and assess school safety plans submitted,  on  a  voluntary
 basis, by school districts [having a population of less than one hundred
 twenty-five  thousand  inhabitants],  boards  of cooperative educational
 services, nonpublic schools, and county vocational education and  exten-
 sion  boards, and may make recommendations to improve such school safety
 plans.
   2. ANY REQUEST FOR A SECURITY REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT UNDER THIS SECTION
 SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECU-
 RITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES, AND SHALL BE RESPONDED TO BY A SCHOOL SAFE-
 TY IMPROVEMENT TEAM WITHIN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS OF THE SUBMISSION  OF
 SUCH  REQUEST.  AT  THE REQUEST OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF COOPER-
 ATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, NONPUBLIC SCHOOL, OR COUNTY  VOCATIONAL  AND
 EDUCATIONAL BOARD, THE SCHOOL SAFETY IMPROVEMENT TEAM SHALL, IN ADDITION
 TO  A  REVIEW  OF  SUCH  ENTITY'S SCHOOL SAFETY PLAN, PERFORM AN ON-SITE
 EXAMINATION OF SUCH ENTITY'S FACILITIES, AND UPON SUCH EXAMINATION SHALL
 INCLUDE IN ITS RECOMMENDATIONS HOW THE ENTITY MAY IMPROVE  THE  PHYSICAL
 SECURITY OF SUCH FACILITY EXAMINED.
   3.  ANY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT,  BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES,
 NONPUBLIC SCHOOL, OR  COUNTY  VOCATIONAL  AND  EDUCATIONAL  BOARD,  THAT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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