Senate Bill S4373

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring instruction on organ donor awareness in all senior high schools as part of the health education curriculum

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S4373 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A292
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §804-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S1577

2009-S4373 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring instruction on organ donor awareness in all senior high schools as part of the health education curriculum.

2009-S4373 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4373 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4373

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 22, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  OPPENHEIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  health  education
  instruction on organ donation awareness

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section  804-e
to read as follows:
  S  804-E. HEALTH EDUCATION REGARDING ORGAN DONATION AWARENESS. 1.  ANY
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN THE STATE MAY PROVIDE, AS PART  OF  HEALTH  EDUCA-
TION, INSTRUCTION DESIGNED TO PROMOTE AWARENESS AND TO INFORM AND DISPEL
THE MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS RELATED TO ORGAN DONATION.
  2.  INSTRUCTION  REGARDING  ORGAN  DONATION AWARENESS MAY BE PART OF A
HEALTH EDUCATION COURSE IN THE SECONDARY  SCHOOLS  CURRICULUM.  STUDENTS
MAY  BE REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE IN THE SUBJECT THROUGH THE USE
OF A TEST, GRADED PROJECT OR REPORT, OR ANY OTHER  MEANS  PRESCRIBED  BY
THE  SCHOOL  AUTHORITIES REGARDING ORGAN DONATION. ANY SUCH COURSE SHALL
BE TAUGHT BY TEACHERS HOLDING A CERTIFICATE  TO  TEACH  HEALTH.  RELATED
COURSES  IN  THE SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM SHALL BE TAUGHT IN A MANNER
SUPPORTIVE OF HEALTH EDUCATION REGARDING ORGAN DONATION AWARENESS.
  3. THE COMMISSIONER MAY PRESCRIBE IN RULES AND REGULATIONS SUCH HEALTH
EDUCATION COURSES WHICH INCLUDE  INSTRUCTION  REGARDING  ORGAN  DONATION
AWARENESS  AS  THE COMMISSIONER MAY DEEM NECESSARY AND DESIRABLE FOR THE
WELFARE OF PUPILS AND THE COMMUNITY. THE CONTENTS MAY BE VARIED TO  MEET
THE NEEDS OF A PARTICULAR SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, AND NEED
NOT  BE UNIFORM THROUGHOUT THE STATE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY SCHOOL
DISTRICT IN THE STATE PROVIDING INSTRUCTION ON ORGAN DONATION  AWARENESS
SHALL  UTILIZE  EITHER  THE  CURRICULUM FOR HEALTH EDUCATION INSTRUCTION
REGARDING ORGAN DONATION AWARENESS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER  OR  A
COURSE  APPROVED  BY THE COMMISSIONER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CRITERIA ESTAB-
LISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00554-01-9

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