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Assembly Bill A6356A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires public schools to incorporate instruction in Indo-Caribbean studies into their existing curriculum

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2011-A6356 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4823
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §801-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S1014
2015-2016: S931
2017-2018: S1587

2011-A6356 - Summary

Requires public schools to incorporate instruction in Indian Subcontinent/Indo-Caribbean studies into their existing curriculum.

2011-A6356 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6356

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 15, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PHEFFER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  requiring  public
  schools  to  incorporate  instruction  in south Asian studies into the
  existing curriculum

  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 801-b
to read as follows:
  S 801-B. EDUCATION  REGARDING  SOUTH  ASIAN  STUDIES.  1.  ALL  PUBLIC
SCHOOLS  SHALL  BE  AUTHORIZED TO INCLUDE, AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF SOCIAL
STUDIES OR LITERATURE, INSTRUCTION REGARDING SOUTH  ASIAN  STUDIES.  THE
CONTENTS MAY BE VARIED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PARTICULAR SCHOOL DISTRICTS,
OR PORTIONS THEREOF, AND NEED NOT BE UNIFORM THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
  2.  AS  USED  IN  THIS  SECTION, "SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES" MEANS EDUCATION
REGARDING THE HISTORY, LITERATURE AND/OR CULTURE OF  GROUPS  OF  PERSONS
HAVING  ORIGINS  IN  ANY OF THE FAR EAST COUNTRIES, SOUTH EAST ASIA, THE
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT OR THE PACIFIC ISLANDS.
  3. THE REGENTS SHALL DETERMINE HOW TO INCORPORATE  SUCH  COMPONENT  IN
EXISTING CURRICULA AND THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE ANY REGULATIONS
NEEDED TO CARRY OUT SUCH DETERMINATION OF THE REGENTS AND TO ESTABLISH A
CURRICULUM  FOR  INSTRUCTION  IN  SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES TO BE AVAILABLE IN
SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
school years commencing on or after July first, two thousand twelve.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09849-01-1

2011-A6356A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4823
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §801-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S1014
2015-2016: S931
2017-2018: S1587

2011-A6356A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires public schools to incorporate instruction in Indian Subcontinent/Indo-Caribbean studies into their existing curriculum.

2011-A6356A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6356--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 15, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PHEFFER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on  Education  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to requiring public
  schools      to      incorporate      instruction      in       Indian
  Subcontinent/Indo-Caribbean studies into the existing curriculum

  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  801-b
to read as follows:
  S   801-B.   EDUCATION  REGARDING  INDIAN  SUBCONTINENT/INDO-CARIBBEAN
STUDIES. 1. ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHALL BE AUTHORIZED  TO  INCLUDE,  AS  AN
INTEGRAL  PART  OF  SOCIAL  STUDIES OR LITERATURE, INSTRUCTION REGARDING
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT/INDO-CARIBBEAN STUDIES. THE CONTENT MAY BE VARIED TO
MEET THE NEEDS OF PARTICULAR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, OR PORTIONS THEREOF,  AND
NEED NOT BE UNIFORM THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
  2.  AS  USED  IN  THIS  SECTION,  "INDIAN  SUBCONTINENT/INDO-CARIBBEAN
STUDIES"  MEANS  EDUCATION  REGARDING  THE  HISTORY,  LITERATURE  AND/OR
CULTURE OF GROUPS OF PERSONS HAVING ORIGINS IN THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT.
  3.  THE  REGENTS  SHALL DETERMINE HOW TO INCORPORATE SUCH COMPONENT IN
EXISTING CURRICULA AND THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE ANY REGULATIONS
NEEDED TO CARRY OUT SUCH DETERMINATION OF THE REGENTS AND TO ESTABLISH A
CURRICULUM FOR INSTRUCTION IN INDIAN SUBCONTINENT/INDO-CARIBBEAN STUDIES
TO BE AVAILABLE IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
school years commencing on or after July first, two thousand twelve.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09849-03-1

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