Bill Text: NY S00812 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 812 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Requires school districts to develop a policy regulating the use of school-owned cell phones to include, but not be limited to, requiring that they be used only for school related purposes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S00812 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S00812-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 812                                                    A. 521
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 5, 2011
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       IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
         ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
       IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
         to the Committee on Education
       AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  requiring  public
         school  districts  to  develop  policies limiting the use of district-
         owned cellular phones
         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 308-a
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 308-A. POLICIES; CELLULAR PHONES.   THE COMMISSIONER  IS  AUTHORIZED
    4  AND  DIRECTED TO REQUIRE ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DEVELOP A POLICY
    5  REGULATING THE USE OF CELLULAR PHONES PURCHASED BY SUCH SCHOOL  DISTRICT
    6  FOR  USE BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL. SUCH POLICY SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE
    7  LIMITED TO, THE RESTRICTION OF SUCH CELLULAR PHONES  TO  USE  BY  SCHOOL
    8  PERSONNEL ONLY AND ONLY FOR PURPOSES DIRECTLY RELATED TO SCHOOL DISTRICT
    9  RELATED  BUSINESS.    FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION, "SCHOOL PERSONNEL"
   10  SHALL INCLUDE FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME  FACULTY,  STAFF,  ADMINISTRATION,
   11  AND  SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS ENGAGED FROM TIME TO TIME
   12  IN SCHOOL DISTRICT RELATED BUSINESS.
   13    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03733-01-1