NY State Senate Bill 2021-S7132A

Senate Bill S7132A

Signed By Governor

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes school boards to include information regarding the installation of a panic alarm system in any school in the district in the district-wide safety plan

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 23, 2022	signed chap.227
Jun 22, 2022	delivered to governor
Jun 03, 2022	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.729 substituted for a10018
May 23, 2022	referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate
May 02, 2022	advanced to third reading
Apr 27, 2022	2nd report cal.
Apr 26, 2022	1st report cal.833
Mar 04, 2022	print number 7132b
Mar 04, 2022	amend and recommit to education
Jan 05, 2022	referred to education
Jun 04, 2021	print number 7132a
Jun 04, 2021	amend (t) and recommit to rules
Jun 02, 2021	referred to rules

Votes

- May 23, 2022 - Floor Vote
  S7132A
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: May 23, 2022
      
      aye (61)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Bailey
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brooks
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martucci
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rath III
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Weik
      
      excused (2)
      
      Brouk
      
      Sanders Jr.
  Apr 26, 2022 - Education Committee Vote
  S7132A
  
  14
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Education Committee Vote: Apr 26, 2022
      
      aye (14)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Brooks
      
      Griffo
      
      Jackson
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Mayer
      
      Oberacker
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Ryan
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Tedisco
      
      Weik
      
      excused (1)
      
      Brouk

Bill Amendments

Original

B (Active)

2021-S7132 - Details

Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2801-a, Ed L

2021-S7132 - Summary

Enacts "Alyssa's law"; authorizes school boards to include information regarding the installation of a panic alarm system in any school in the district in the district-wide safety plan; defines "panic alarm system".

2021-S7132 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7132

SPONSOR: REICHLIN-MELNICK
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring school
boards to include information regarding the installation of a panic
alarm system in any school in the district in the district-wide safety
plan

 
PURPOSE:

To require school boards to include information regarding the decision
to install a panic alarm system in any school in the district-wide safe-
ty plan.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends paragraph f of subdivision 2 of section 2801-a of the
education law, to require school districts, when considering policies
and procedures related to their district-wide school safety plans, to

consider the installation of panic alarms.

Section 2 requires that school districts, when developing their building
level emergency response plan, to consider the installation of a panic
alarm as part of their internal and external communication systems.

Establishes that the location of any panic alarm system including the
specific location of any wired panic button or buttons shall be included
in the district-wide safety plan and shall be reviewed under the conduct
of drills and other exercises to test components of the emergency
response plan.

Section 3 provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Our students are the most critical population for the success and
sustainability of our state's future, their protection should be of the
utmost importance especially in institutions of education. School
districts are required to develop specific safety plans so that in the
event of an emergency, there can be an organized and coordinated
response between the district and first responders to mitigate danger.
However, the development of such plans does not require the consider-
ation of panic alarms. With the danger of mass shootings becoming more
prevalent, our school districts should be required to at least weigh the
possible benefits of having a panic alarm in place. Improving our
schools' emergency response capabilities and, at the minimum, discussing
the possibility of installing devices that will trigger a speedier
response from law enforcement will go a long way toward keeping
students, teachers, and staff safe in school.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

No prior legislative history.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.

2021-S7132 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7132
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 2, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. REICHLIN-MELNICK -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  requiring  school
   boards  to  include  information regarding the installation of a panic
   alarm system in any school in the district in the district-wide safety
   plan

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  f  of  subdivision  2 of section 2801-a of the
 education law, as amended by section 1 of part B of chapter  54  of  the
 laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   f.  policies  and  procedures  relating  to  school building security,
 including where appropriate the use of  school  safety  officers  and/or
 security devices, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE INSTALLATION OF PANIC
 ALARM  SYSTEMS,  WHICH  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION SHALL MEAN A SILENT
 SECURITY SYSTEM SIGNAL GENERATED BY THE MANUAL ACTIVATION  OF  A  DEVICE
 INTENDED TO SIGNAL A LIFE-THREATENING OR EMERGENCY SITUATION REQUIRING A
 RESPONSE  FROM  LAW ENFORCEMENT AND WHICH MAY INCLUDE ONE OR MORE OF THE
 FOLLOWING: WIRED PANIC BUTTON  OR  BUTTONS,  WIRELESS  PANIC  BUTTON  OR
 BUTTONS OR A MOBILE OR COMPUTER APPLICATION, or procedures;
   §  2.  Paragraph d of subdivision 3 of section 2801-a of the education
 law, as amended by section 1 of part B of chapter  54  of  the  laws  of
 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   d.  establishment  of  internal  and external communication systems in
 emergencies INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE  INSTALLATION  OF  A  PANIC
 ALARM SYSTEM;
   §  3.   This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11301-02-1

2021-S7132A - Details

Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2801-a, Ed L

2021-S7132A - Summary

2021-S7132A - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7132A

SPONSOR: REICHLIN-MELNICK
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing school
boards to include information regarding the installation of a panic
alarm system in any school in the district in the district-wide safety
plan

 
PURPOSE:

To require school boards to include information regarding the decision
to install a panic alarm system in any school in the district-wide safe-
ty plan.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends paragraph f of subdivision 2 of section 2801-a of the
education law, to require school districts, when considering policies
and procedures related to their district-wide school safety plans, to

consider the installation of panic alarms.

Section 2 requires that school districts, when developing their building
level emergency response plan, to consider the installation of a panic
alarm as part of their internal and external communication systems.

Establishes that the location of any panic alarm system including the
specific location of any wired panic button or buttons shall be included
in the district-wide safety plan and shall be reviewed under the conduct
of drills and other exercises to test components of the emergency
response plan.

Section 3 provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Our students are the most critical population for the success and
sustainability of our state's future, their protection should be of the
utmost importance especially in institutions of education. School
districts are required to develop specific safety plans so that in the
event of an emergency, there can be an organized and coordinated
response between the district and first responders to mitigate danger.
However, the development of such plans does not require the consider-
ation of panic alarms. With the danger of mass shootings becoming more
prevalent, our school districts should be required to at least weigh the
possible benefits of having a panic alarm in place. Improving our
schools' emergency response capabilities and, at the minimum, discussing
the possibility of installing devices that will trigger a speedier
response from law enforcement will go a long way toward keeping
students, teachers, and staff safe in school.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

No prior legislative history.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.

2021-S7132A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7132--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 2, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. REICHLIN-MELNICK -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules --  commit-
   tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
   mitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  authorizing  school
   boards  to  include  information regarding the installation of a panic
   alarm system in any school in the district in the district-wide safety
   plan
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  f  of  subdivision  2 of section 2801-a of the
 education law, as amended by section 1 of part B of chapter  54  of  the
 laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   f.  policies  and  procedures  relating  to  school building security,
 including where appropriate the use of  school  safety  officers  and/or
 security  devices  or  procedures, WHICH MAY INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF
 PANIC ALARM SYSTEMS, WHICH FOR PURPOSES OF THIS  SECTION  SHALL  MEAN  A
 SILENT  SECURITY SYSTEM SIGNAL GENERATED BY THE MANUAL ACTIVATION  OF  A
 DEVICE INTENDED TO SIGNAL  A  LIFE-THREATENING  OR  EMERGENCY  SITUATION
 REQUIRING  A  RESPONSE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AND WHICH MAY INCLUDE ONE OR
 MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: WIRED PANIC BUTTON  OR  BUTTONS,  WIRELESS  PANIC
 BUTTON OR BUTTONS OR A MOBILE OR COMPUTER APPLICATION;
   §  2.  Paragraph d of subdivision 3 of section 2801-a of the education
 law, as amended by section 1 of part B of chapter  54  of  the  laws  of
 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   d.  establishment  of  internal  and external communication systems in
 emergencies WHICH MAY INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF A PANIC ALARM SYSTEM;
   § 3.  This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11301-03-1

co-Sponsors

2021-S7132B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2801-a, Ed L

2021-S7132B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S7132B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7132B

SPONSOR: REICHLIN-MELNICK
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing school
boards to include information regarding the installation of a panic
alarm system in any school in the district in the district-wide safety
plan

 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing school
boards to include information regarding the installation of a panic
alarm system in any school in the district in the district-wide safety
plan

 
PURPOSE:

To require school boards to include information regarding the decision
to install a panic alarm system in any school in the district-wide safe-
ty plan.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends paragraph f of subdivision 2 of section 2801-a of the
education law, to require school districts, when considering policies
and procedures related to their district-wide school safety plans, to
consider the installation of panic alarms.

Section 2 provides that when developing a building level emergency
response plan, the building-level emergency response team may include
the installation of a panic alarm system as part of their internal and
external communication systems in emergencies.

Section 3 provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This bill was amended to make technical adjustments and clarify the
definition provided for panic alarms. Our students are the most critical
population for the success and sustainability of our state's future,
their protection should be of the utmost importance especially in insti-
tutions of education. School districts are required to develop specific
safety plans so that in the event of an emergency, there can be an
organized and coordinated response between the district and first
responders to mitigate danger. However, the development of such plans
does not require the consideration of panic alarms. With the danger of
mass shootings becoming more prevalent, our school districts should be
required to at least weigh the possible benefits of having a panic alarm
in place. Improving our schools' emergency response capabilities and, at
the minimum, discussing the possibility of installing devices thatwill
trigger a speedier response from law enforcement will go a long way
toward keeping students, teachers, and staff safe in school.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

No prior legislative history.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.

2021-S7132B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7132--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 2, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. REICHLIN-MELNICK -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules --  commit-
   tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
   mitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on  Education
   in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  authorizing  school
   boards  to  include  information regarding the installation of a panic
   alarm system in any school in the district in the district-wide safety
   plan
 
   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
 "Alyssa's Law".
   § 2. Paragraph f of subdivision 2 of section 2801-a of  the  education
 law,  as  amended  by  section  1 of part B of chapter 54 of the laws of
 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   f. policies and  procedures  relating  to  school  building  security,
 including  where  appropriate  the  use of school safety officers and/or
 security devices or procedures. DISTRICT-WIDE SCHOOL SAFETY TEAMS  SHALL
 CONSIDER,  AS  PART  OF  ITS  REVIEWS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE DISTRICT-WIDE
 SAFETY PLAN, THE INSTALLATION OF A PANIC ALARM SYSTEM. FOR  PURPOSES  OF
 THIS PARAGRAPH, "PANIC ALARM SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN A SILENT SECURITY SYSTEM
 SIGNAL GENERATED BY THE MANUAL ACTIVATION OF A DEVICE INTENDED TO SIGNAL
 A  LIFE-THREATENING  OR  EMERGENCY  SITUATION  REQUIRING A RESPONSE FROM
 LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR, IN THE CASE OF A SCHOOL BUILDING LOCATED IN  A
 MUNICIPALITY  IN  WHICH  THERE  IS  NO  MUNICIPAL  POLICE  DEPARTMENT, A
 LOCATION DESIGNATED BY  THE  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  STATE  POLICE  AND  MAY
 INCLUDE  ONE  OR  MORE  OF THE FOLLOWING: WIRED PANIC BUTTON OR BUTTONS,
 WIRELESS PANIC BUTTON OR BUTTONS OR A MOBILE OR COMPUTER APPLICATION;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11301-04-2

 S. 7132--B                          2
 
   § 3. Paragraph d of subdivision 3 of section 2801-a of  the  education
 law,  as  amended  by  section  1 of part B of chapter 54 of the laws of
 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   d.  establishment  of  internal  and external communication systems in
 emergencies WHICH MAY INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF A PANIC ALARM SYSTEM;
   § 4.  This act shall take effect immediately.  Effective  immediately,
 the  addition,  amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
 sary for the implementation of  this  act  on  its  effective  date  are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date

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