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                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 5, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed 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.
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