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Assembly Bill A9845A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires courses of study in private schools in the prevention of child sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse

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2019-A9845 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7582
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §803-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A3688, S400
2023-2024: A302, S4518
2025-2026: A736, S3628

2019-A9845 - Summary

Requires courses of study in private schools in the prevention of child sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse for pupils in grades K-8.

2019-A9845 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9845
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 20, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the teaching
   of courses in the prevention of child abuse at private schools
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of section 803-b of the education law, as
 added by chapter 187 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   1. All pupils in grades K-8 in all public AND PRIVATE schools  in  the
 state shall receive instruction designed to prevent child sexual exploi-
 tation  and  child  sexual  abuse.  Such program shall be defined by the
 commissioner in regulations after consultation with  the  department  of
 health and be designed to educate students, parents and school personnel
 about the prevention of child sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse
 in  grades  kindergarten  through eight. Such program shall include, but
 not be limited to students and parents. Nothing in  this  section  shall
 prevent the department from making model curriculum and resource materi-
 als available on the department's website.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as chapter 187 of the laws of 2019, takes effect.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14806-01-0

2019-A9845A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7582
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §803-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A3688, S400
2023-2024: A302, S4518
2025-2026: A736, S3628

2019-A9845A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires courses of study in private schools in the prevention of child sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse for pupils in grades K-8.

2019-A9845A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9845--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 20, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee 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 the teaching
   of courses in the prevention of child abuse at private schools

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 803-b of  the  education  law,  as
 added by chapter 187 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  All  pupils in grades K-8 in all public AND PRIVATE schools in the
 state shall receive instruction designed to prevent child sexual exploi-
 tation and child sexual abuse. Such program  shall  be  defined  by  the
 commissioner  in  regulations  after consultation with the department of
 health and be designed to educate students, parents and school personnel
 about the prevention of child sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse
 in grades kindergarten through eight. Such program  shall  include,  but
 not  be  limited  to students and parents. Nothing in this section shall
 prevent the department from making model curriculum and resource materi-
 als available on the department's website.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14806-03-0

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