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- Held for consideration in education
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BILL NUMBER:A8654
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to the definition of child sexual abuse
Purpose or general idea of bill
To expand the conduct defined as child sexual abuse to include stalking and luring.
Summary of specific provisions
Amends Subdivision 9 of section 1125 of the Education Law to include sections of the Penal law which define stalking and luring conduct as child sexual offenses in the education law.
Justification
This bill will expand the conduct which is treated as child sexual offenses under the education law to those activities pres- ently not included but clearly are a danger to children. In an educa- tional setting, students interact with school employees on a daily basis. While the vast majority of communication between adults and chil- dren are positive, there are some cases where unwarranted dialogue is used which may impact a student
Prior legislative history
New
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
Immediately
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