Senate Bill S6338

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Enacts the safe schools by design act

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education 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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2021-S6338 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A824
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §408-c, amd §§2801-a, 2814 & 3602, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10014
2023-2024: S2629, A286

2021-S6338 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the safe schools by design act; directs the use of professional design services for school security and safety improvements.

2021-S6338 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6338 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6338
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  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  enacting  the  "safe
   schools  by  design  act";  directing  the use of certain professional
   design services for school security and safety improvements

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "safe schools by design act".
   § 2. Legislative intent. The legislature  acknowledges  that  measures
 taken  to  enhance school safety through investments in facility harden-
 ing,  violence  intervention  services,  and  school  resource  officers
 contribute to a broader strategy to mitigate and prevent violent acts on
 school grounds.
   The  legislature  further acknowledges that schools are intended to be
 communities and should be planned without sacrificing the inherent posi-
 tive qualities of school environments we all desire  for  our  children,
 and  that  design  solutions  can  help  address  social, psychological,
 economic, environmental, and safety factors while maintaining a  healthy
 and productive learning environment.
   The legislature intends to provide school districts with the flexibil-
 ity  to  adapt  to  differing  and  evolving community concerns, support
 student health and safety, and create productive learning environments.
   § 3. The education law is amended by adding a  new  section  408-c  to
 read as follows:
   § 408-C. SCHOOL SAFETY DESIGN AND PLANNING. A FIVE YEAR CAPITAL FACIL-
 ITIES  PLAN, AS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF
 SECTION FOUR HUNDRED NINE-D OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL CONSIDER THE INCORPO-
 RATION OF DESIGN ELEMENTS AND STRATEGIES  AS  PART  OF  A  COMPREHENSIVE
 APPROACH  TO  PROVIDE A SECURE AND SAFE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. ON OR BEFORE
 JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ISSUE  GUID-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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