Education Law § 15 · Article 2. Dignity For All Students
Reporting by commissioner
Text — Law content up to date as of October 2, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 15. Reporting by commissioner. The commissioner shall create a procedure under which material incidents of harassment, bullying and discrimination on school grounds or at a school function are reported to the department at least on an annual basis. Such procedure shall provide that such reports shall, wherever possible, also delineate the specific nature of such incidents of harassment, bullying and discrimination, provided that the commissioner may comply with the requirements of this section through use of the existing uniform violent incident reporting system. In addition the department may conduct research or undertake studies to determine compliance throughout the state with the provisions of this article.
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