S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6155
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 27, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK, TITONE, SIMOTAS, M. G. MILLER, LAVINE,
ABBATE, ARROYO, MALLIOTAKIS, McDONOUGH, PERRY, RA, THIELE, PAULIN --
read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the commis-
sioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents
relating to the adoption of instruction on dating violence for
students in grades seven through twelve
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "Jessica Tush act".
§ 2. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 56 to read as follows:
56. A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE REGENTS
RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTION ON DATING VIOLENCE THAT IS AGE-
APPROPRIATE INTO THE ANNUAL CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES
SEVEN THROUGH TWELVE AND WHICH SHALL BE INCORPORATED INTO VARIOUS CLASS
SUBJECTS, INCLUDING HEALTH.
B. PRIOR TO MAKING THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE REGENTS, THE COMMISSION-
ER SHALL:
(I) SEEK THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF TEACHERS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS,
TEACHER EDUCATORS AND OTHERS WITH EDUCATIONAL EXPERTISE IN THE PROPOSED
CURRICULUM;
(II) SEEK COMMENT FROM PARENTS, STUDENTS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES;
(III) CONSIDER THE AMOUNT OF INSTRUCTIONAL TIME SUCH CURRICULUM WILL
REQUIRE AND WHETHER SUCH TIME WOULD DETRACT FROM OTHER MANDATED COURSES
OF STUDY;
(IV) CONSIDER THE FISCAL IMPACT, IF ANY, ON THE STATE AND SCHOOL
DISTRICTS; AND
(V) CONSIDER ANY ADDITIONAL FACTORS THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS RELEVANT.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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C. NO LATER THAN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE
REGENTS TO EITHER ADOPT AND PROMULGATE APPROPRIATE RULES AND REGULATIONS
IMPLEMENTING SUCH CURRICULUM OR TO REJECT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH
CURRICULUM. UPON RECEIVING A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSIONER PURSU-
ANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION, THE REGENTS SHALL VOTE TO EITHER ACCEPT OR
REJECT THE COMMISSIONER'S RECOMMENDATION NO LATER THAN SIXTY DAYS AFTER
RECEIVING SUCH RECOMMENDATION.
D. IF THE REGENTS ADOPT SUCH CURRICULUM, THE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENT
SHALL TAKE EFFECT NO LATER THAN THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR AFTER SUCH CURRIC-
ULUM HAS BEEN ADOPTED.
E. IF THE REGENTS REJECT SUCH CURRICULUM, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
PROVIDE A REPORT AS TO THE DETERMINATION OF THE REGENTS TO THE GOVERNOR,
THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND
THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES ON EDUCATION PROVIDING
THE REASONS FOR SUCH REJECTION NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE
REGENTS REJECT SUCH CURRICULUM.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.