Assembly Bill A4684

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires elementary and secondary schools to teach courses on the role of labor unions in American society

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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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2011-A4684 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง809-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A9530

2011-A4684 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires elementary and secondary schools to have courses of instruction in the history, structure, activities and role of labor unions in the American political and economic system and their interaction with government and business.

2011-A4684 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4684

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to courses of instruction
  in labor studies

  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 809-b
to read as follows:
  S  809-B. INSTRUCTION IN LABOR STUDIES. THE OFFICER, BOARD, OR COMMIS-
SION AUTHORIZED OR REQUIRED  TO  PRESCRIBE  INSTRUCTIONAL  OUTCOMES  FOR
ELEMENTARY   AND  SECONDARY  STUDENTS  SHALL  CAUSE  SUCH  INSTRUCTIONAL
OUTCOMES TO INCLUDE IN ALL GRADES  AND  SUBJECTS,  AS  APPROPRIATE,  THE
HISTORY, STRUCTURE, ACTIVITIES, AND ROLE OF ORGANIZED LABOR IN THE AMER-
ICAN POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS.
  S  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the first of September in the
second year next succeeding the date on which it  shall  have  become  a
law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06859-01-1

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