Assembly Bill A7913

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of remote or virtual learning as a form of punishment or disciplinary action

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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-A7913 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6794
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3214, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A1847, S1996

2021-A7913 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of remote or virtual learning as a form of punishment or disciplinary action; provides exceptions for failure to comply with COVID-19 health and safety protocols.

2021-A7913 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7913
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the use of
   remote or virtual learning as a form  of  punishment  or  disciplinary
   action
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3214 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 3-b to read as follows:
   3-B.  REMOTE  OR VIRTUAL LEARNING AS A PUNISHMENT PROHIBITED. NO BOARD
 OF EDUCATION, BOARD OF  TRUSTEES  OR  SOLE  TRUSTEE,  SUPERINTENDENT  OF
 SCHOOLS, DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, OR TEACH-
 ER  SHALL  REQUIRE  A  STUDENT  TO  ATTEND CLASSES VIA REMOTE OR VIRTUAL
 LEARNING AS A FORM  OF  PUNISHMENT  OR  DISCIPLINARY  ACTION.  PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER,  DISCIPLINE  REQUIRING  REMOTE  LEARNING MAY BE IMPLEMENTED FOR
 FAILURE TO ADHERE TO HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS, DEVELOPED BY STATE AND
 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC,  INCLUDING  BUT
 NOT  LIMITED  TO,  PROTOCOLS RELATED TO MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING. ANY
 SUCH DISCIPLINE SHALL BE INCLUDED  IN  THE  SCHOOL  DISTRICT'S  CODE  OF
 CONDUCT AND ALSO POSTED SEPARATELY ON SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT'S WEBSITE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11265-02-1

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