Bill Text: NY A04083 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 4083 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires each public senior high school to provide incoming students with information about sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking prevention measures.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-7)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to education [A04083 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A04083-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4083
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 1, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. GABRYSZAK, SPANO, PHEFFER, BENEDETTO, ROBINSON,
         CASTRO, BOYLAND, PERRY,  N. RIVERA,  GIBSON,  COLTON,  MARKEY,  TITUS,
         REILLY  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M. of A. ABBATE, BURLING, CRESPO,
         JORDAN, MAYERSOHN, McDONOUGH, McENENY, MONTESANO, RAIA, TOBACCO, WEIS-
         ENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  information  to  be
         provided to students
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new  section  2815
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S  2815.  SEXUAL  ASSAULT,  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE AND STALKING PREVENTION
    4  INFORMATION. EACH  PUBLIC  SENIOR  HIGH  SCHOOL  SHALL  INFORM  INCOMING
    5  STUDENTS ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND STALKING PREVENTION
    6  MEASURES   THROUGH  PROGRAMS  WHICH  MAY  INCLUDE  WORKSHOPS,  SEMINARS,
    7  DISCUSSION GROUPS, AND  FILM  PRESENTATIONS,  IN  ORDER  TO  DISSEMINATE
    8  INFORMATION,  PROMOTE  DISCUSSION,  ENCOURAGE  REPORTING, AND FACILITATE
    9  PREVENTION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE  AND  STALKING.    SUCH
   10  INFORMATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   11    1.  THE  APPLICABLE LAWS, ORDINANCES, AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO SUCH
   12  OFFENSES;
   13    2. THE PENALTIES FOR THE COMMISSION  OF  A  SEX  OFFENSE,  A  DOMESTIC
   14  VIOLENCE INCIDENT AND A STALKING OFFENSE;
   15    3. THE PROCEDURES IN EFFECT IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPER-
   16  ATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR DEALING WITH SUCH OFFENSES;
   17    4.  THE  AVAILABILITY OF COUNSELING AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE
   18  VICTIMS OF SUCH OFFENSES;
   19    5. THE NATURE OF AND COMMON CIRCUMSTANCES  RELATING TO  SEX  OFFENSES,
   20  INCIDENTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND STALKING OFFENSES ON SCHOOL PROPERTY;
   21  AND
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08403-01-1
       A. 4083                             2
    1    6. THE METHODS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL
    2  SERVICES  EMPLOYS TO ADVISE AND TO UPDATE STUDENTS ABOUT SECURITY PROCE-
    3  DURES.
    4    S  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
    5  the date on which it shall have become a law.