First, "bullycide" would be categorized as second-degree manslaughter, a class C felony. "This is defined as when a person engages in cyberbullying and intentionally causes the victim of such offense to commit suicide," the report said.

Klein emphasized the importance of modernizing states' cyberbullying laws.

"Our laws are not keeping pace with technology, and we are paying a human price for it," Klein said. "No longer is bullying only confined to the schoolyard, it is now piped in an instant through victim's computers and onto the devices they carry in their pockets. This legislation will help provide protections to those who need it, as well as send a strong message about the seriousness of this destructive behavior."

Such behavior remains in the spotlight after the recent death of Jamey Rodemeyer, a 14-year old boy from Williamsville, near Buffalo, who last week took his life after what his parents say was years of bullying over his sexual orientation.

Last year, Phoebe Prince, 15,of Massachusetts, took her own life after being continuously bullied at school and online. The online bullying continued even after her death, as people left vindictive comments on her Facebook memorial page.

An 18-year-old Rutgers University student, Tyler Clementi, killed himself by jumping off of the George Washington Bridge in September 2010 after two classmates posted and broadcast a secretly taped video of his sexual encounter with another man.

New York does have laws designed to tackle the issue of bullying. The Dignity for All Students Act, passed in 1999, helped provide a safer school environment for students and teachers, but the Independent Democratic Conference report says it did not go far enough.