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Senate Judiciary staff urge use of ‘educational institution’ to cover schools, pre‑K, CTE and related programs
Summary
Legal counsel told the Senate Judiciary committee Jan. 27 that Title 16 has no single definition of “school” and recommended the panel draft its own definition—or use a broader term such as “educational institution”—to ensure pre‑K, CTE centers, BOCES and related programs are included.
State legal counsel urged the Senate Judiciary committee on Jan. 27 to draft a custom definition of “school” for Title 16 or adopt a broader term such as “educational institution” so that the statute covers the full range of programs the Legislature may want protected.
Beth St. James, identified in the transcript as representing the Office of Legal Counsel, told the committee that “there is no universal Title 16 definition of ‘school’” and that many subchapters instead define the term only for their own purposes. She said the committee could “create your own definition of school, and we will add whatever you want to add to that definition.”
St. James reviewed return points in Title 16 that commonly define educational settings: public schools (elementary and…
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