Requires the commissioner of education to prepare and submit a report on student discipline and best practices for establishing a safe, respectful and supportive learning environment.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7841--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 16, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. NOLAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT in relation to a report on student discipline and best practices
for establishing a safe, respectful and supportive learning environ-
ment
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. No later than January 1, 2020, the commissioner of educa-
2 tion shall prepare and submit to the governor, the temporary president
3 of the senate and the speaker of the assembly a report on student disci-
4 pline and best practices for establishing a safe, respectful and
5 supportive learning environment. Such report shall study and make recom-
6 mendations on programs, practices and policies that may be implemented
7 by schools to establish a school climate that promotes positive student
8 behaviors, holds students accountable and keeps students in school and
9 class. Such report shall consider the use of restorative practices
10 including but not limited to conflict resolution, mediation, and peer
11 counseling in addressing student misconduct. Such commissioner shall
12 consult with stakeholders and other interested parties when preparing
13 such report.
14 § 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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