Senate Bill S1553

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires school entrances to be locked during the school day

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Current 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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2023-S1553 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7927
2019-2020: S2744
2021-2022: S4206

2023-S1553 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that entrances to public and nonpublic schools be locked at all times during the school day.

2023-S1553 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1553 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1553
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. ADDABBO, COMRIE -- 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 requiring that  public
   and nonpublic schools be locked during the school day
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 57 to read as follows:
   57. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO  THE  CONTRARY,  THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE THAT EVERY ENTRANCE FROM THE STREET, PASSAGE-
 WAY,  COURTYARD,  CELLAR, OR SIMILAR ENTRANCE TO ANY PUBLIC OR NONPUBLIC
 SCHOOL IN THIS STATE, SHALL BE LOCKED AT ALL  TIMES  DURING  THE  SCHOOL
 DAY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04364-01-3

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