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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Jan 09, 2017 |
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Senate Bill S1472
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2017-S1472 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §801, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
S7759
2015-2016: S714
2017-S1472 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1472 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring courses of instruction to include information on "comfort women" PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : The purpose of the bill is to facilitate the teaching of an unbiased and factual account of events that occurred during World War II involving the Comfort Women. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill amends subdivisions 1 and 3 of section 801 of the education law by amending the opening paragraphs to include curriculum instruction on violence against women during periods of armed conflict including the comfort women of the second world war. Section 2 of the bill sets an effective date of the July 1, 2019. JUSTIFICATION : The purpose of this legislation is to facilitate the teaching of an unbiased and factual account of events that occurred during World War
2017-S1472 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1472 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring courses of instruction to include information on "comfort women" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 and subdivision 3 of section 801 of the education law, as amended by chapter 574 of the laws of 1997, are amended to read as follows: In order to promote a spirit of patriotic and civic service and obli- gation and to foster in the children of the state moral and intellectual qualities which are essential in preparing to meet the obligations of citizenship in peace or in war, the regents of The University of the State of New York shall prescribe courses of instruction in patriotism, citizenship, and human rights issues, with particular attention to the study of the inhumanity of genocide, slavery (including the freedom trail and underground railroad), the Holocaust, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN DURING PERIODS OF ARMED CONFLICT (INCLUDING THE COMFORT WOMEN OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR), and the mass starvation in Ireland from 1845 to 1850, to be maintained and followed in all the schools of the state. The boards of education and trustees of the several cities and school districts of the state shall require instruction to be given in such courses, by the teachers employed in the schools therein. All pupils attending such schools, over the age of eight years, shall attend upon such instruction. 3. The regents shall determine the subjects to be included in such courses of instruction in patriotism, citizenship, and human rights issues, with particular attention to the study of the inhumanity of genocide, slavery (including the freedom trail and underground rail- road), the Holocaust, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN DURING PERIODS OF ARMED CONFLICT (INCLUDING THE COMFORT WOMEN OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR), and the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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