NY State Senate Bill 2009-S4633

Senate Bill S4633

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Enacts the Healthy Teens Act which requires the commissioner to amend regulations to include medically accurate, age appropriate sexual education in secondary schools

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2009-S4633 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §305, Ed L

2009-S4633 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the Healthy Teens Act which requires the commissioner to amend regulations to include medically accurate, age appropriate sexual education in secondary schools.

2009-S4633 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S4633

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the Healthy
Teens Act which requires the commissioner to amend regulations to
include medically accurate, age appropriate sexual education in
secondary schools


 PURPOSE :
Directs the commissioner to authorize age appropriate sexual education
including methods to prevent sexually transmitted disease and
pregnancy.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Creates a new subdivision 42 (a) of section 305 of education law to
direct the commissioner to authorize age appropriate sexual education
including methods to prevent sexually transmitted disease and
pregnancy. Additionally, it adds subdivision bin which the
commissioner shall provide resources to school districts in the form
of suggested curriculum for the implementation of these standards.

 JUSTIFICATION :
According to statistics provided by The National Campaign to Prevent
Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, in New York State there were 56,420
teenage pregnancies in 2000. Teen pregnancy is closely linked to a

host of other critical social issues - poverty and income, overall
child well-being, responsible fatherhood, health issues, education,
and child welfare. There are also substantial public costs associated
with adolescent childbearing.

In addition, according to the Center for Disease Control,
sexually-active adolescents 15 to 19 years age are at higher risk for
acquiring STDs for a combination of behavioral, biological, and
cultural reasons. Recent estimates suggest that while representing 25%
of the ever sexually active population, 15 to 24 year-olds acquire
nearly half of all new STDs.

These statistics indicate a need for comprehensive sexual education in
all schools across the state. The establishment of the Healthy Teens
Act would aim to reduce the incidences of teen pregnancy and sexually
transmitted diseases through the establishment of age appropriate
sexual education.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
None.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediately.

2009-S4633 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4633

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  OPPENHEIMER, MONTGOMERY -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Educa-
  tion

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the Healthy
  Teens Act which requires the  commissioner  to  amend  regulations  to
  include  medically  accurate,  age  appropriate  sexual  education  in
  secondary schools

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

  Section  1.  This  act shall be known and may be cited as the "Healthy
Teens Act".
  S 2. Section 305 of the education law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 42 to read as follows:
  42. A. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH AND/OR
PROVIDE  FOR  REGULATIONS TO INCLUDE MEDICALLY ACCURATE, AGE APPROPRIATE
HUMAN SEXUAL EDUCATION, INCLUDING METHODS  FOR  PREVENTION  OF  SEXUALLY
TRANSMITTED  DISEASE  AND  PREVENTION  OF  PREGNANCY. SUCH REGULATION OR
REGULATIONS SHALL PROVIDE THAT NO PUPIL SHALL  BE  REQUIRED  TO  RECEIVE
INSTRUCTION  IN  HUMAN SEXUALITY IF THE PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF SUCH
PUPIL HAS FILED WITH  THE  PRINCIPAL  OF  THE  SCHOOL  WHICH  THE  PUPIL
ATTENDS,  A  WRITTEN  REQUEST  THAT  THE  PUPIL  NOT PARTICIPATE IN SUCH
INSTRUCTION, WITH AN ASSURANCE THAT THE PUPIL WILL RECEIVE SUCH INSTRUC-
TION AT HOME.
  B. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE RESOURCES TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE
FORM OF WRITTEN GUIDANCE AND/OR SUGGESTED CURRICULUM FOR THE IMPLEMENTA-
TION OF THE SEXUAL EDUCATION STANDARDS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately,  provided,  however  that
any  regulations  shall be amended pursuant to the time table of the New
York state learning standards review initiative regarding health,  phys-
ical education and family and consumer sciences.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11166-01-9

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