New York A 9592: Enacts the "student safety, parent notification, and transparency act"

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A09592 Summary:

BILL NOA09592 

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SPONSORSantabarbara

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Enacts the "student safety, parent notification, and transparency act" in relation to parent notification, documentation, review, and reporting required when physical restraint or force is used on a student.

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BILL NOA09592 

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01/21/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9592

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 21, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the "student
 safety, parent notification, and transparency act"

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "student safety, parent notification, and transparency act".
 3 § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new article 2-B to read
 4 as follows:
 5 ARTICLE 2-B
 6 STUDENT SAFETY, PARENT NOTIFICATION, AND TRANSPARENCY ACT
 7 Section 24. Use of physical restraint or force on students; notifica-
 8 tion, documentation, review and reporting requirements.
 9 § 24. Use of physical restraint or force on students; notification,
 10 documentation, review and reporting requirements. 1. The parent or guar-
 11 dian of any student shall be notified either verbally or electronically
 12 on the same day any physical restraint or physical force is used on such
 13 student in a school setting. Such notice shall also include a written
 14 incident report within twenty-four hours.
 15 2. Any time any physical restraint or physical force is used on a
 16 student, the school district shall document the date, time, location and
 17 duration of such use of restraint or force, the reason for such use of
 18 restraint or force, any de-escalation efforts used, the staff involved
 19 in such use of restraint or force, and any injuries or observable
 20 distress caused by such use of restraint or force.
 21 3. Any use of physical restraint or physical force involving students
 22 with disabilities, including incidents involving prone or floor-based
 23 restraint, injury, or extended duration, conducted by personnel outside
 24 the immediate school building, shall be independently reviewed.
 25 4. Parents and guardians of students shall be provided access to inci-
 26 dent records related to the use of physical restraint or physical force
 27 on such students, including written reports and any photographs or video

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14416-01-6

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 1 recordings created by school staff related to the incident. Such access
 2 shall be subject to applicable privacy protections.
 3 5. School districts shall report anonymized incident data to the
 4 department, and the department shall compile and publish aggregate
 5 statewide incident data to support oversight and policy evaluation.
 6 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 7 it shall have become a law.

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