Assembly Bill A2170

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides for a gun violence prevention program in the public 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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2021-A2170 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3204-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7164
2017-2018: A3280, A8980
2019-2020: A1707
2023-2024: A2531

2021-A2170 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a gun violence prevention program in the public schools; provides that the program is to be developed by the department of education in conjunction with other state agencies and educational organizations and is to be made available to schools for use in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade; provides for a report to the governor and the legislature on the program; enacts the "gun violence prevention act".

2021-A2170 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2170
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. SIMON, DAVILA, GRIFFIN -- Multi-Sponsored by --
   M. of A.   ABINANTI,  AUBRY,  CARROLL,  COLTON,  DE LA ROSA,  DICKENS,
   DILAN,    FAHY,    GOTTFRIED,   JOYNER,   LAVINE,   McDONOUGH,   NIOU,
   PEOPLES-STOKES, PICHARDO, QUART, RICHARDSON, ROZIC, SEAWRIGHT --  read
   once and referred to the Committee on Education

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law,  in  relation to creating a gun
   violence prevention program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall  be  known  and may be cited as the "gun
 violence prevention act".
   § 2. Legislative intent. Gunshot injuries are a major cause  of  death
 for children and adolescents in the United States, accounting for twelve
 percent  of  all  premature  deaths. Further, for every young person who
 dies as the result of  a  gunshot  injury,  five  others  are  seriously
 injured  by  a  gunshot.  Concentrated  efforts in the areas of drug and
 alcohol abuse prevention have demonstrated that preventive education can
 reduce risks for youth. But although  there  are  many  drug  prevention
 programs, there are few gun violence prevention programs in existence.
   The intent of the legislature in enacting the "gun violence prevention
 act"  is  to implement a gun violence prevention program for school-aged
 youth and  their  families  to  help  young  people  to  develop  victim
 prevention  skills  and to rehearse behaviors needed to manage problems,
 such as conflict and peer pressure,  non-violently,  without  guns.  The
 program  would  not  oppose  gun ownership or the well-supervised use of
 guns for hunting or sport.
   § 3. The education law is amended by adding a new  section  3204-a  to
 read as follows:
   §  3204-A.  GUN  VIOLENCE  PREVENTION  PROGRAM.  1. THE DEPARTMENT, IN
 CONSULTATION WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE  DIVI-
 SION  OF  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE  SERVICES,  THE  DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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