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A02494 Summary:

BILL NOA02494 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05378

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SPONSORBendett

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COSPNSRHawley, Brabenec, Smullen, DeStefano, Brown K, Taylor

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §844, Exec L; add §2801-c, Ed L

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Establishes the school safety specialist act; establishes a certification and training program for school safety specialists; outlines the roles and duties of school safety specialists.

Go to top A02494 Actions:

BILL NOA02494 

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01/17/2025referred to education

05/20/2025held for consideration in education

01/07/2026referred to education

Go to topA02494 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:EDUCATION Chair:Benedetto 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:20/8 Action: Held for Consideration BenedettoAyeSmithNay

MagnarelliAyeMcDonoughExcused

PaulinAyeMikulinNay

RamosAyeReillyNay

KimAyeBrownNay

OtisAyeChangNay

HyndmanAyePirozzoloNay

BronsonAyeMaherNay

TaylorAyeSempolinskiNay

Bichotte HermelAye

SayeghExcused

ButtenschonAye

ConradAye

JacksonAye

MitaynesAye

SeptimoAye

De Los SantosAye

Pheffer AmatoAye

GibbsAye

ClarkExcused

ZaccaroAye

TorresAye

Go to topA02494 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA02494 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2494

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 17, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the executive law and the education law, in relation to
 establishing the school safety specialist act

 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 "school
 2 safety specialist act".
 3 § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 844 to read
 4 as follows:
 5 § 844. School safety specialist certification program. 1. The division
 6 shall establish and maintain a certification program for school safety
 7 specialists, including:
 8 (a) development of such program and its content and methodology;
 9 (b) creation of the application and certification process; and
 10 (c) maintenance and administration of such program.
 11 2. Topics of training for school safety specialists shall include, but
 12 not be limited to: how to prevent, prepare, and respond to school safety
 13 incidents; how to create a culture of school safety; emergency prepared-
 14 ness planning; school threat assessment; situational awareness; strate-
 15 gic crisis leadership and risk communication; school-based mental health
 16 mediation; drug prevention and awareness; cyberbullying; predatory sexu-
 17 al behavior; substance use; violence; suicide prevention and mediation;
 18 and gang resistance.
 19 § 3. The education law is amended by adding a new section 2801-c to
 20 read as follows:
 21 § 2801-c. School safety specialist. 1. Any public or nonpublic school
 22 may employ a school safety specialist certified pursuant to section
 23 eight hundred forty-four of the executive law, for the purpose of
 24 providing improved public safety and security on school grounds. A

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06167-01-5

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 1 school district shall be authorized to employ as many school safety
 2 specialists as such district deems necessary.
 3 2. School safety specialists, in executing their role, may also:
 4 a. propose and enforce policies and administrative actions related to
 5 school safety;
 6 b. utilize any technology to implement safety;
 7 c. serve as a liaison with other school officials and community agen-
 8 cies, including, but not limited to, law enforcement agencies, courts,
 9 health care entities, and mental health entities;
 10 d. develop and execute strategies for prevention, response, and recov-
 11 ery efforts for incidents and/or emergency situations occurring on
 12 school grounds involving students, faculty, administration, or visitors
 13 to such school;
 14 e. assist in school emergency drills and creating new school safety
 15 plans; and
 16 f. provide educational and mentoring services to students.
 17 § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 18 it shall have be