Bill Text: NY A03057 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended


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 16-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-07-20 - REFERRED TO RULES [A03057 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A03057-Amended.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                         3057--C

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 28, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT, BUCHWALD, SEAWRIGHT, DE LA ROSA, WEPRIN,
          REYES,  LAVINE, QUART, BRONSON, GOTTFRIED, GLICK, DINOWITZ, SIMOTAS --
          read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations  --
          recommitted  to the Committee on Governmental Operations in accordance
          with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
          ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
          again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered  reprinted
          as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee -- again reported from
          said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and
          recommitted to said committee

        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;
          and  providing  for  the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration
          thereof

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

     1    Section 1. A temporary task force is hereby established to conduct and
     2  submit a comprehensive study on the effects of, and potential methods to
     3  address, cyber-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. recommendations, based upon the findings of the task force, on  the
    14  prevention of cyber-bullying;

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00551-09-0

        A. 3057--C                          2

     1    e.  identifying  ways in which the state can better assist individuals
     2  who have been victims of cyber-bullying; and
     3    f.  identifying measures other states have taken to address cyber-bul-
     4  lying.
     5    § 2. a. The task force shall consist of nine  members,  which  to  the
     6  extent  practicable  shall be experts in the fields of child psychology,
     7  technology, law enforcement, mental health, or social  services,  or  an
     8  appropriate  field  related  to  the  mission  of  the task force, to be
     9  appointed as follows:
    10    (1) five members appointed by the governor;
    11    (2) two members appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
    12    (3) two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
    13    b. The governor shall designate one of the appointees as the chair  of
    14  the task force.
    15    c.  The  members  of  the task force shall receive no compensation for
    16  their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
    17  incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this act.
    18    d. All appointments shall be made no later than ninety days after  the
    19  effective  date  of  this  act.  All  vacancies  shall  be filled by the
    20  appointing authority in a timely manner.
    21    § 3. The task force shall report its findings, conclusions, and recom-
    22  mendations to the governor,  temporary  president  of  the  senate,  and
    23  speaker  of  the  assembly  on or before July 1, 2022. Such report shall
    24  also be published on the website of the New York state office of  mental
    25  health.
    26    §  4.  This  act  shall  take  effect  immediately and shall be deemed
    27  repealed December 31, 2022.
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