Bill Text: NY A01650 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to dismissal of teachers for sexual improprieties; requires school districts to divulge reasons for dismissal to any school district which inquires into such teacher's dismissal.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 0000-00-00 - [A01650 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1650
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 12, 2015
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       Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to school districts being
         notified when a teacher is dismissed from a  school  district  due  to
         sexual improprieties
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 115 to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S 115. NOTIFICATION TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF A TEACHER'S  DISMISSAL  DUE
    4  TO  SEXUAL  IMPROPRIETY. WHEN A TEACHER HAS BEEN DISMISSED FROM A SCHOOL
    5  DISTRICT DUE TO A SEXUAL IMPROPRIETY AND  SUCH  SEXUAL  IMPROPRIETY  HAS
    6  BEEN  PROVEN  IN A COURT OF LAW, SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE PLACED ON THE
    7  TEACHER'S PERMANENT RECORD AND THE FORMER SCHOOL DISTRICT  SHALL  REVEAL
    8  THE  REASONS  FOR  SUCH DISMISSAL TO ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE
    9  STATE WHICH INQUIRE INTO SUCH TEACHER'S DISMISSAL.
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
   11  the date on which it shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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