| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to education |
| Jan 31, 2019 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S2963
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D) Senate District
2019-S2963 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S2963 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2963
SPONSOR: KAPLAN
TITLE OF BILL:
An act in relation to authorizing the commissioner of education to
conduct a study regarding courses of study on the Holocaust within the
state
PURPOSE:
To require the commissioner of education to submit a report to the
governor and legislature regarding compliance with the requirement to
provide a course of study on the holocaust and to authorize the commis-
sioner to promulgate regulations to ensure school districts are provid-
ing such instruction.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section I authorizes the commissioner of education to conduct a study to
determine which school districts are offering instruction on the holo-
2019-S2963 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2963
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 31, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
AN ACT in relation to authorizing the commissioner of education to
conduct a study regarding courses of study on the Holocaust within the
state
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The commissioner of education is authorized and directed to
conduct a study regarding courses of study on the Holocaust within the
state. Such study shall focus on identifying which school districts
subject to section eight hundred one of the education law offer a course
of information on the Holocaust.
§ 2. A report of the findings of such study and recommendations of the
commissioner of education shall be delivered to the governor, the tempo-
rary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority
leader of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly the first
of January following the effective date of this act.
§ 3. The commissioner of education shall promulgate regulations to
ensure instruction on the Holocaust is provided at all schools in
compliance with section eight hundred one of the education law.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01155-01-9
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