New York S 134: Relates to school climate and codes of conduct on school property and disciplinary action following violation of such codes of conduct; and makes conforming amendments

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S00134 Summary:

BILL NOS00134 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00118

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SPONSORJACKSON

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COSPNSRBAILEY, BASKIN, BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, FAHY, FERNANDEZ, GIANARIS, GONZALEZ,
 HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, KAVANAGH, LIU, MAY, MYRIE, PARKER, PERSAUD, RAMOS, RIVERA,
 SALAZAR, SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SUTTON, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§2801 & 3214, Ed L; amd §17, Chap 123 of 2003; amd §8, Chap 430 of 2006; amd §22, Chap 352 of 2005; amd
§27, Chap 378 of 2007

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Relates to school climate and codes of conduct on school property and disciplinary action following violation of such codes of conduct; makes conforming amendments.

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BILL NOS00134 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 134

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. JACKSON, BAILEY, BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE,
 COONEY, FERNANDEZ, GIANARIS, GONZALEZ, HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, HOYLMAN-SI-
 GAL, KAVANAGH, LIU, MAY, MYRIE, PARKER, PERSAUD, RAMOS, RIVERA, SALA-
 ZAR, SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, WEBB -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Educa-
 tion

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to school climate and
 codes of conduct on school property and disciplinary action following
 violation of such codes of conduct; to amend chapter 123 of the laws
 of 2003 amending the education law relating to establishing the commu-
 nity district education council within the New York city community
 school district system, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to
 amend chapter 430 of the laws of 2006, amending the education law
 relating to implementation of the federal individuals with disabili-
 ties education improvement act of 2004, in relation to the effective-
 ness thereof; to amend chapter 352 of the laws of 2005, amending the
 education law relating to implementation of the federal individuals
 with disabilities education improvement act of 2004, in relation to
 the effectiveness thereof; and to amend chapter 378 of the laws of
 2007, amending the education law relating to implementation of the
 federal individuals with disabilities education improvement act of
 2004, in relation to the effectiveness thereof

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Judith
 2 Kaye School Solutions not Suspensions Act".
 3 § 2. Section 2801 of the education law, as added by chapter 181 of the
 4 laws of 2000, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 402 of the laws of
 5 2005, the opening paragraph, paragraph a and paragraph c of subdivision
 6 2 and paragraph a of subdivision 5 as amended by chapter 380 of the laws

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00276-01-5

 S. 134 2

 1 of 2001, paragraphs l and m as amended and paragraph n of subdivision 2
 2 as added by chapter 482 of the laws of 2010, and subdivision 3 as
 3 amended by chapter 123 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as
 4 follows:
 5 § 2801. Codes of conduct on school property. 1. Notwithstanding any
 6 provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, this section shall
 7 apply to all public schools in the state. For purposes of this
 8 section[,]:
 9 a. public school shall include public charter schools pursuant to the
 10 provisions of paragraph (c) of subdivision one of section twenty-eight
 11 hundred fifty-three of this title; and
 12 b. school property means in or within any building, structure, athlet-
 13 ic playing field, playground, parking lot or land contained within the
 14 real property boundary line of [a] all public elementary or secondary
 15 [school] schools; or in or on a school bus, as defined in section one
 16 hundred forty-two of the vehicle and traffic law; [and a] or a school's
 17 electronic files and databases. A school function shall mean a school