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Senate Bill S1587

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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2017-S1587 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A632
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §801-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4823, A8126
2013-2014: S1014, A268
2015-2016: S931, A487
2019-2020: A1065

2017-S1587 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-S1587 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1587 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1587
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 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  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:
   §  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.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
 school years commencing on or after July 1, 2018.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00686-01-7

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