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S05261 Summary:

BILL NO	S05261A
SAME AS	SAME AS A05010-A
SPONSOR	SALAZAR
COSPNSR	LIU, BRISPORT, CLEARE, GONZALEZ, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON
MLTSPNSR
Amd 1125 & 305, Ed L
Requires the commissioner of education to promulgate rules and regulations prohibiting the use of corporal punishment in schools.

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S05261 Actions:

BILL NO	S05261A
02/28/2023	REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
05/16/2023	REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO EDUCATION
05/24/2023	AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
05/24/2023	PRINT NUMBER 5261A
06/01/2023	COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
06/01/2023	ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1493
06/06/2023	SUBSTITUTED BY A5010A
	A05010 AMEND=A Lavine
	02/27/2023	referred to education
	03/22/2023	amend and recommit to education
	03/22/2023	print number 5010a
	03/29/2023	reported referred to codes
	04/17/2023	reported
	04/20/2023	advanced to third reading cal.140
	04/26/2023	passed assembly
	04/26/2023	delivered to senate
	04/26/2023	REFERRED TO EDUCATION
	06/06/2023	SUBSTITUTED FOR S5261A
	06/06/2023	3RD READING CAL.1493
	06/06/2023	PASSED SENATE
	06/06/2023	RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
	10/13/2023	delivered to governor
	10/25/2023	signed chap.551

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S05261 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         5261--A
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    February 28, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, LIU, BRISPORT, CLEARE, GONZALEZ, GOUNARDES,
          HOYLMAN-SIGAL,  JACKSON  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and  Families  --
          reported  favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee
          on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted
          as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
        AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting corporal
          punishment in schools
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.    Subdivision  1 of section 1125 of the education law, as
     2  added by chapter 180 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
     3    1. "Child abuse" shall mean any of the following acts committed in  an
     4  educational  setting  by  an  employee or volunteer against a child: (a)
     5  intentionally or recklessly inflicting physical injury, serious physical
     6  injury or death, or (b) intentionally or recklessly engaging in  conduct
     7  which  creates a substantial risk of such physical injury, serious phys-
     8  ical injury or death, or (c) any child sexual abuse as defined  in  this
     9  section,  or  (d) the commission or attempted commission against a child
    10  of the crime of disseminating indecent materials to minors  pursuant  to
    11  article  two hundred thirty-five of the penal law, or (e) using corporal
    12  punishment as defined by the commissioner.
    13    § 2. Section 305 of the education law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    14  subdivision 60 to read as follows:
    15    60.  The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations prohibit-
    16  ing a teacher, administrator, officer, employee or agent of  any  school
    17  within the state from using corporal punishment.
    18    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09841-04-3

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