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