Bill Text: NY A08850 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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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 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to education [A08850 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A08850-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8850
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     June 11, 2009
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       Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred 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.
                                                                  LBD04965-01-9