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Assembly Bill A5649

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of education to promulgate rules and regulations authorizing school programs designed to educate students on the dangers of alcohol

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2009-A5649 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง804-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A305
2013-2014: A2971
2015-2016: A8327
2017-2018: A4260
2019-2020: A3754

2009-A5649 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of education to promulgate rules and regulations authorizing school curriculums to include programs designed to educate students on the immediate and consequential dangers associated with the use of alcohol.

2009-A5649 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5649

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 17, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ, ROBINSON -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  instruction  relating
  to the dangers associated with the use of alcohol

  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. DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF ALCOHOL. 1. IN ADDITION TO
INSTRUCTION  OTHERWISE  REQUIRED  BY  SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS
ARTICLE, THE COMMISSIONER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE  RULES  AND
REGULATIONS DIRECTING ALL SCHOOLS TO INCLUDE, AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE
SCHOOL CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO EDUCATE STUDENTS ABOUT THE IMME-
DIATE AND CONSEQUENTIAL DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF ALCOHOL. SUCH
PROGRAMS  SHALL  INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE DANGERS OF DRINKING
AND DRIVING AS WELL AS SUCH OTHER ISSUES CLOSELY RELATED TO THE  USE  OF
ALCOHOL.
  2. THE PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE
DESIGNED  BY THE DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM
AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07808-01-9

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