Bill Text: NY S03131 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 3131 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides that the commissioner of education shall promulgate rules and regulations which require that students who are in fifth grade or below shall remain in their school building unless released to an authorized person.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S03131 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S03131-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3131
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    March 11, 2009
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       Introduced  by  Sens.  DIAZ,  ADAMS,  DUANE,  HASSELL-THOMPSON, HUNTLEY,
         KRUEGER, OPPENHEIMER, SAMPSON, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered print-
         ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the  commis-
         sioner of education to promulgate rules and regulations requiring that
         all students in grade five or below remain at their school unless they
         are  under  the  supervision of authorized transportation, a parent or
         guardian or another authorized person
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
    2  subdivision 42 to read as follows:
    3    42.  THE  COMMISSIONER  IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE RULES
    4  AND REGULATIONS WHICH REQUIRE THAT ALL STUDENTS WHO ARE IN GRADE FIVE OR
    5  BELOW AND WHO ARE ATTENDING SCHOOL ON A PARTICULAR DAY SHALL  REMAIN  AT
    6  THEIR  SCHOOL BUILDING UNLESS THEY ARE RELEASED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF
    7  AUTHORIZED TRANSPORTATION, A PARENT OR GUARDIAN  OR  ANOTHER  AUTHORIZED
    8  PERSON.
    9    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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