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Assembly Bill A7141

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Directs commissioner of education to develop programs of child abuse and domestic violence awareness on a primary and secondary school level

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2011-A7141 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง812-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A6735

2011-A7141 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the education commissioner, in cooperation with the board of regents, is directed to establish programs in primary and secondary schools of instruction regarding child abuse and domestic violence; instruction shall include, but not be limited to, recognition of the signs and effects of such violence and the potential for an individual to be a possible batterer, abuser or victim.

2011-A7141 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7141

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 13, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. J. MILLER, CALHOUN, GRAF -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M.  of  A.  BUTLER, CASTELLI, CROUCH, FINCH, HAYES, SAYWARD, THIELE --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to mandating  instruction
  in secondary schools regarding domestic violence

  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  812-a
to read as follows:
  S 812-A. INSTRUCTION FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS REGARD-
ING  CHILD ABUSE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE COMMISSIONER, IN COOPERATION
WITH THE BOARD OF REGENTS, IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO  ESTABLISH  AND
DEVELOP PROGRAMS IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF INSTRUCTION REGARD-
ING  CHILD  ABUSE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. SUCH INSTRUCTION SHALL INCLUDE,
BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A RECOGNITION OF THE SIGNS AND EFFECTS OF  DOMES-
TIC  VIOLENCE,  AND AWARENESS OF THE POTENTIAL FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO BE A
POSSIBLE BATTERER, ABUSER OR VICTIM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08202-01-1

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