Assembly Bill A9873

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to providing medically accurate instruction regarding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)

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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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2021-A9873 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §804, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A4370

2021-A9873 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing medically accurate instruction regarding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in all elementary and secondary schools.

2021-A9873 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9873
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 19, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  providing  medically
   accurate  instruction regarding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and
   acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The section heading of section 804 of the education law, as
 amended  by chapter 390 of the laws of 2016, is amended and a new subdi-
 vision 5-a is added to read as follows:
   Health education regarding  mental  health,  alcohol,  drugs,  tobacco
 abuse  [and],  the  prevention  and  detection  of  certain cancers, AND
 INSTRUCTION CONCERNING HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AND ACQUIRED  IMMUNE
 DEFICIENCY SYNDROME.
   5-A.  INSTRUCTION  REGARDING  HUMAN  IMMUNODEFICIENCY  VIRUS (HIV) AND
 ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS), INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
 MEDICALLY ACCURATE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE NATURE OF  SUCH  DISEASES,
 METHODS  OF TRANSMISSION, AND METHODS OF PREVENTION SHALL BE PROVIDED IN
 ALL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. ANY SUCH COURSE SHALL BE TAUGHT BY
 TEACHERS HOLDING A CERTIFICATE TO TEACH HEALTH.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14899-02-2

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