Senate Bill S5194

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents relating to the adoption of instruction on dating violence

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S5194 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7023
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6972
2017-2018: A6155
2021-2022: S6725, A6786
2023-2024: S1566

2019-S5194 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents relating to the adoption of age-appropriate instruction on dating violence for students in grades seven through twelve.

2019-S5194 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5194 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5194
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SALAZAR -- 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 the  commis-
   sioner  of  education  to make recommendations to the board of regents
   relating to  the  adoption  of  instruction  on  dating  violence  for
   students in grades seven through twelve
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Short title. This act shall be known and may be  cited  as
 the "Jessica Tush act".
   §  2.    Section  305  of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 57 to read as follows:
   57. A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  MAKE  RECOMMENDATIONS  TO  THE  REGENTS
 RELATING  TO THE ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTION ON DATING VIOLENCE THAT IS AGE-
 APPROPRIATE INTO THE ANNUAL CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK FOR STUDENTS IN  GRADES
 SEVEN  THROUGH TWELVE AND WHICH SHALL BE INCORPORATED INTO VARIOUS CLASS
 SUBJECTS, INCLUDING HEALTH.
   B. PRIOR TO MAKING THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE REGENTS, THE COMMISSION-
 ER SHALL:
   (I) SEEK  THE  RECOMMENDATIONS  OF  TEACHERS,  SCHOOL  ADMINISTRATORS,
 TEACHER  EDUCATORS AND OTHERS WITH EDUCATIONAL EXPERTISE IN THE PROPOSED
 CURRICULUM;
   (II) SEEK COMMENT FROM PARENTS, STUDENTS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES;
   (III) CONSIDER THE AMOUNT OF INSTRUCTIONAL TIME SUCH  CURRICULUM  WILL
 REQUIRE  AND WHETHER SUCH TIME WOULD DETRACT FROM OTHER MANDATED COURSES
 OF STUDY;
   (IV) CONSIDER THE FISCAL IMPACT, IF  ANY,  ON  THE  STATE  AND  SCHOOL
 DISTRICTS; AND
   (V) CONSIDER ANY ADDITIONAL FACTORS THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS RELEVANT.
   C.  NO  LATER THAN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE

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

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