Assembly Bill A6021

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the establishment of a statewide toll-free hotline for reporting instances of bullying in schools

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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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2019-A6021 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §115, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A9822

2019-A6021 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the establishment of a statewide toll-free hotline for reporting instances of bullying in schools.

2019-A6021 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6021
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 26, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ORTIZ,  MOSLEY,  SEAWRIGHT, DICKENS, D'URSO,
   ARROYO, LAVINE, SIMON, BLAKE, COOK, DE LA ROSA, WILLIAMS, BICHOTTE  --
   Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M. of A. HYNDMAN -- 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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06042-01-9

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