S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8850 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 11, 2009 ___________ 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