assembly Bill A5260

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring age-appropriate sexuality education in public schools

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A5260 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §804-e, Ed L

A5260 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring age-appropriate sexuality education in public schools that is age and developmentally appropriate, medically accurate, and respectful of all pupils regardless of race, color, religion, religious practice, national origin, ethnic group, sex, gender, disability, language, sexual orientation, or gender identity; and that addresses physical, mental, emotional and social dimensions of human sexuality.

A5260 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  5260

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 8, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to age-appropriate  sexu-
  ality education in public schools

  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  804-e
to read as follows:
  §  804-E.  HEALTH  EDUCATION  REGARDING  SEXUALITY. 1. EACH PUBLIC AND
CHARTER SCHOOL SHALL INCLUDE, AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF HEALTH EDUCATION IN
KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE, A SEXUALITY EDUCATION  PROGRAM  THAT
IS AGE AND DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE, MEDICALLY ACCURATE, AND RESPECT-
FUL  OF  ALL PUPILS REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, RELIGIOUS PRAC-
TICE, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ETHNIC GROUP, SEX, GENDER, DISABILITY,  LANGUAGE,
SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR GENDER IDENTITY.
  2.  THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH,
SHALL DEVELOP AND ESTABLISH A PROGRAM OF COMPREHENSIVE, MEDICALLY  ACCU-
RATE SEXUALITY INSTRUCTION THAT ADDRESSES AGE AND DEVELOPMENTALLY APPRO-
PRIATE  PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF HUMAN SEXU-
ALITY AND, AT A MINIMUM, REFLECTS THE NATIONAL STANDARDS  FOR  SEXUALITY
EDUCATION  AND  RESPECTS ALL PUPILS REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION,
RELIGIOUS PRACTICE, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ETHNIC GROUP, SEX, GENDER, DISABIL-
ITY, LANGUAGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR GENDER IDENTITY. SUCH  PROGRAM  OF
INSTRUCTION  SHALL  INCLUDE: (A) LEARNING STANDARDS FOR SEXUALITY EDUCA-
TION IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH  TWELVE;  (B)  MODEL  CURRICULA  FOR
SEXUALITY  EDUCATION  IN  GRADES  KINDERGARTEN  THROUGH TWELVE INCLUDING
EXEMPLAR LESSON PLANS, INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS AND MATERIALS, AND BEST PRAC-
TICE INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES THAT ARE SUITABLE TO STUDENT AGE, BASED  ON
COGNITIVE,  EMOTIONAL,  AND  BEHAVIORAL  CAPACITY;  (C)  GUIDELINES  AND
PROFESSIONAL  TRAINING  AND  DEVELOPMENT  NECESSARY  TO  IMPLEMENT   THE
INSTRUCTION  IN  THE  SCHOOLS;  (D) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF ALL MATERIALS

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