New York A 4805: Provides for a personal income tax deduction for school supplies paid for out-of-pocket by K-12 teachers in public and nonpublic schools, up to $500 per year

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A04805 Summary:

BILL NOA04805 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRajkumar

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Add §2803, Ed L

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Directs school districts to establish school threat assessment teams and implement plans to intervene where a student exhibits behavior indicating an intent to harm themselves or others and to address underlying needs of the student.

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02/06/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4805

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to school threat assess-
 ment teams

 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 2803
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 2803. School threat assessment teams. 1. The board of education or
 4 trustees, as defined in section two of this chapter, of every school
 5 district within the state, however created, and every board of cooper-
 6 ative educational services and county vocational education and extension
 7 board and the chancellor of the city school district of the city of New
 8 York shall establish a school threat assessment team to perform the
 9 functions set forth in this section.
 10 2. For the purposes of this section:
 11 (a) "Safety threat" means actions, statements, or a pattern of behav-
 12 ior by a student indicating intent to physically harm another student,
 13 anyone employed in the school, any member of the general public, or
 14 themself.
 15 (b) "Safety threat plan" is a comprehensive intervention to manage a
 16 safety threat posed by a student by addressing underlying needs, such as
 17 through mental health treatment, as well as conflict resolution, while
 18 avoiding any disruption in the student's schooling.
 19 (c) "School threat assessment plan" means a step-by-step guide of
 20 procedures for school employees in conjunction with a school threat
 21 assessment team on:
 22 (i) identifying students whose behavior indicates a safety threat that
 23 should be referred to the school threat assessment team;
 24 (ii) gathering detailed data on the safety threat;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08572-01-5

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 1 (iii) referring students who may present a safety threat to the school
 2 threat assessment team;
 3 (iv) evaluation by the school threat assessment team of the credibili-
 4 ty of a safety threat, based on available information, including if the
 5 student has ready access to firearms or other weapons;
 6 (v) warning students, their parents or guardians, or other intended
 7 victims of credible safety threats;
 8 (vi) developing a safety threat plan for the student;
 9 (vii) monitoring the implementation of the safety threat plan, evalu-
 10 ating the need for any modification, and maintaining contact with the
 11 student; and
 12 (viii) referring cases to law enforcement or filing an application for
 13 an extreme risk protection order under article sixty-three-A of the
 14 civil practice law and rules.
 15 3. (a) A school threat assessment team shall be a multidisciplinary
 16 team with expertise in guidance counseling, school administration,
 17 mental health, and school safety that is tasked with evaluating students
 18 at risk of committing a safety threat and providing supportive services
 19 to those students. This team is focused on remedying underlying issues
 20 that impel a student to commit a safety threat, as opposed to rendering
 21 disciplinary actions, and shall only refer a student to law enforcement
 22 as a last resort.
 23 (b) The school threat assessment team shall:
 24 (i) implement a comprehensive school threat assessment plan based on
 25 the guidelines developed by the department. Such plan shall be submitted
 26 to the department for approval, prov