Bill Text: NY S05786 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Establishes a task force to explore the effects of cyber-bullying in New York state and potential measures to address such effects.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-12-28 - COMMITTED TO RULES [S05786 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S05786-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         5786--B
            Cal. No. 161

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      May 15, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sens.  KAMINSKY, CARLUCCI, KAPLAN, METZGER, SEPULVEDA --
          read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
          the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations -- recommit-
          ted  to  the  Committee on Investigations and Government Operations in
          accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --  committee  discharged,  bill
          amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
          tee -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered  to  first  and
          second  report,  ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and ordered
          reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

        AN ACT to establish a task force to explore the effects of  cyber-bully-
          ing in New York state and potential measures to address such effects

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. A task force is hereby established to conduct a  comprehen-
     2  sive  study  on the effects of, and potential methods to address, cyber-
     3  bullying.  The scope of such study shall include:
     4    a. identifying the most common victims of cyber-bullying by age, race,
     5  ethnicity, religion,  gender,  gender  identity  or  expression,  sexual
     6  orientation  or  any other identifying characteristic the members of the
     7  task force deem relevant;
     8    b. determining the most common mediums used in cases  of  cyber-bully-
     9  ing,  including  but not limited to, text messages, websites, and social
    10  media;
    11    c. identifying the social and psychological effects of  cyber-bullying
    12  on individuals;
    13    d.  making recommendations, based upon the findings of the task force,
    14  on the prevention of cyber-bullying;
    15    e. identifying ways in which the state can assist  children  who  have
    16  been victims of cyber-bullying;
    17    f.  measures  other states or legislative bodies have taken to address
    18  cyber-bullying; and

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    g. drafting model regulations that may be promulgated by the state  to
     2  address cyber-bullying.
     3    §  2.  a. The task force shall consist of nine members to be appointed
     4  as follows:
     5    (1) five members appointed by the governor;
     6    (2) two members appointed by the temporary president  of  the  senate;
     7  and
     8    (3) two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
     9    b.  The governor shall designate one of the appointees as the chair of
    10  the task force.
    11    c. The members of the task force shall  receive  no  compensation  for
    12  their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
    13  incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this act.
    14    d.  All appointments shall be made no later than thirty days after the
    15  effective date of this  act.  All  vacancies  shall  be  filled  by  the
    16  appointing authority.
    17    § 3. The task force shall report its findings, conclusions, and recom-
    18  mendations  to  the  governor,  temporary  president  of the senate, and
    19  speaker of the assembly within one year after the effective date of this
    20  act.
    21    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.