New York S 7535: Requires New York city public school students are provided verbal and written warning of such student's right to refuse an interview and right to have a supportive adult during the interview

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S07535 Summary:

BILL NOS07535A

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SAME ASSAME AS A05855-A

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SPONSORJACKSON

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §619, NYC Chart; add Title 21-A Chap 11 §21-973, NYC Ad Cd

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Requires the administration for children's services and New York city public school employees provide a verbal and written warning to students of such student's right to refuse an interview and right to have a supportive adult during the interview.

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BILL NOS07535A

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04/22/2025REFERRED TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION

05/29/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION

05/29/2025PRINT NUMBER 7535A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7535--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 22, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on New York City Education --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the New York city charter and the administrative code of
 the city of New York, in relation to requiring the administration for
 children's services and New York city public school employees provide
 a verbal and written warning of the student's right to refuse an
 interview and right to a supportive adult during the interview

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

 1 Section 1. The New York city charter is amended by adding a new
 2 section 619 to read as follows:
 3 § 619. Rights of students during interviews. When a student is inter-
 4 viewed on school grounds by an employee of the administration for chil-
 5 dren's services, such employee shall provide the student with both a
 6 verbal and written warning that the student has the right to refuse the
 7 interview, the student must consent to the interview for the interview
 8 to occur, and the student has the right to have a supportive adult pres-
 9 ent at the interview.
 10 § 2. Title 21-A of the administrative code of the city of New York is
 11 amended by adding a new chapter 11 to read as follows:
 12 CHAPTER 11
 13 STUDENT INTERVIEWS
 14 § 21-973 Rights of students during interviews. When a student is
 15 interviewed on school grounds by an employee of the administration for
 16 children's services, such employee shall provide the student with both a
 17 verbal and written warning that the student has the right to refuse the
 18 interview, the student must consent to the interview for the interview
 19 to occur, and the student has the right to have a supportive adult pres-
 20 ent at the interview.
 21 § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 22 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03401-02-5

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