Assembly Bill A9630

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the New York state school safety and security act

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A9630 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 3 Part 2 §§150 - 152, Ed L; amd §1367, RWB L

2023-A9630 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the New York state school safety and security act; establishes the office of school safety and security to perform assessments of educational facilities for safety and security and provide safety and security training; establishes the school safety and security advisory board to establish school safety and security best practices and resources; imposes a one percent tax on mobile sports wagering to fund such office.

2023-A9630 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9630
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 26, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. J. M. GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law and the racing,  pari-mutuel  wagering
   and  breeding  law,  in  relation  to  establishing the New York state
   school safety and security act
 
   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 "New York
 state school safety and security act".
   § 2. Article 3 of the education law is amended by adding a new part  2
 to read as follows:
                                  PART II
                        SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY
 SECTION 150. DEFINITIONS.
         151. OFFICE OF SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY.
         152. SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY ADVISORY BOARD.
   § 150. DEFINITIONS.  AS  USED  IN THIS PART, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL
 HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. THE TERM "OFFICE" MEANS THE OFFICE OF SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY.
   2. THE TERM "ADVISORY BOARD" MEANS  THE  SCHOOL  SAFETY  AND  SECURITY
 ADVISORY BOARD.
   3.  THE TERM "EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR" MEANS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HEADING
 THE OFFICE.
   § 151. OFFICE OF SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTAB-
 LISHED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AN OFFICE THAT SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE OFFICE
 OF SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY. THE OFFICE  SHALL  CREATE  AND  IMPLEMENT
 PROGRAMS  TO ENSURE SCHOOLS MAINTAIN ADEQUATE SAFETY AND SECURITY STAND-
 ARDS AND SHALL SERVE AS A CLEARINGHOUSE FOR  BEST  PRACTICES  AND  TECH-
 NIQUES  FROM  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS,  LAW ENFORCEMENT, STAKEHOLDERS, AND ANY
 OTHER ENTITY AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   2. THE OFFICE SHALL BE HEADED BY AN EXECUTIVE  DIRECTOR  APPOINTED  BY
 THE  COMMISSIONER.  THE  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
 PERFORMANCE OF THE REGULAR ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF  THE  OFFICE  AND
 OTHER DUTIES AS THE COMMISSIONER MAY DIRECT. THE COMMISSIONER MAY EMPLOY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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