Senate Bill S7198

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes an educational program related to the prevention of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia bias and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

Bill Amendments

2019-S7198 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S126
2023-2024: S4502

2019-S7198 - Summary

Establishes an educational program related to the prevention of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia bias and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.

2019-S7198 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7198 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7198
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- 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 establishing an educa-
   tional program related to the prevention of anti-Semitism and discrim-
   ination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender identity

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 59 to read as follows:
   59.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, AND
 SUBJECT TO AN APPROPRIATION,  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  CONTRACT  WITH  AN
 OUTSIDE  ENTITY WHO HAS EXPERTISE IN THE PREVENTION OF ANTI-SEMITISM AND
 DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION, RACE,  SEXUAL  ORIENTATION  OR  GENDER
 IDENTITY TO ESTABLISH AN ANTI-SEMITISM AND DISCRIMINATION PREVENTION AND
 EDUCATION  PROGRAM  OVERSEEN  BY SUCH DEPARTMENT. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
 WORK WITH SUCH OUTSIDE ENTITY, TO ESTABLISH AND DEVELOP  AN  EDUCATIONAL
 PROGRAM  WITHIN  SUCH DEPARTMENT RELATED TO THE PREVENTION OF ANTI-SEMI-
 TISM AND DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION, RACE, SEXUAL  ORIENTATION  OR
 GENDER  IDENTITY  IN  GRADES  KINDERGARTEN  THROUGH TWELVE. SUCH PROGRAM
 SHALL BE FURTHER DEFINED BY SUCH COMMISSIONER IN REGULATION AND SHALL BE
 DESIGNED TO EDUCATE STUDENTS, PARENTS AND  SCHOOL  PERSONNEL  ABOUT  THE
 PREVENTION  OF ANTI-SEMITISM AND DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION, RACE,
 SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY.  SUCH  COMMISSIONER,  IN  COLLAB-
 ORATION  WITH  ANY  OTHER  STAKEHOLDER GROUPS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY SUCH
 COMMISSIONER, SHALL DEVELOP:
   A. THE  ANTI-SEMITISM  AND  DISCRIMINATION  PREVENTION  AND  EDUCATION
 PROGRAM  PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE EXPERT ORGANIZATION INTO AGE-APPROPRIATE
 MODEL CURRICULUM RESOURCES, INCLUDING EXEMPLAR LESSON  PLANS,  AND  BEST
 PRACTICE  INSTRUCTIONAL  RESOURCES  FOR  STUDENTS,  PARENTS  AND  SCHOOL
 PERSONNEL DESIGNED TO PREVENT ANTI-SEMITISM AND DISCRIMINATION BASED  ON
 RELIGION,  RACE,  SEXUAL  ORIENTATION  OR  GENDER  IDENTITY.  SUCH MODEL
 CURRICULUM, RESOURCES, LESSON PLANS AND  INSTRUCTIONAL  RESOURCES  SHALL
 INCLUDE  BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO GUIDELINES AND METHODS OF PREVENTION,
 INDICATORS AND WARNING SIGNS OF ANTI-SEMITISM AND  DISCRIMINATION  BASED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

co-Sponsors

2019-S7198A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S126
2023-2024: S4502

2019-S7198A - Summary

Establishes an educational program related to the prevention of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia bias and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.

2019-S7198A - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7198A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7198--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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 establishing an educa-
   tional program related to the prevention of anti-Semitism and discrim-
   ination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender identity
   or expression
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 59 to read as follows:
   59. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO  THE  CONTRARY,  AND
 SUBJECT  TO  AN  APPROPRIATION,  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL CONTRACT WITH AN
 OUTSIDE ENTITY WHO HAS EXPERTISE IN THE PREVENTION OF ANTI-SEMITISM  AND
 DISCRIMINATION  BASED  ON  RELIGION,  RACE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER
 IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION TO ESTABLISH AN ANTI-SEMITISM AND  DISCRIMINATION
 PREVENTION  AND  EDUCATION  PROGRAM  OVERSEEN  BY  SUCH  DEPARTMENT. THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL WORK WITH  SUCH  OUTSIDE  ENTITY,  TO  ESTABLISH  AND
 DEVELOP  AN  EDUCATIONAL  PROGRAM  WITHIN SUCH DEPARTMENT RELATED TO THE
 PREVENTION OF ANTI-SEMITISM AND DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION,  RACE,
 SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION IN GRADES KINDERGAR-
 TEN  THROUGH  TWELVE.  SUCH  PROGRAM  SHALL  BE  FURTHER DEFINED BY SUCH
 COMMISSIONER IN REGULATION AND SHALL BE DESIGNED  TO  EDUCATE  STUDENTS,
 PARENTS  AND  SCHOOL PERSONNEL ABOUT THE PREVENTION OF ANTI-SEMITISM AND
 DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION, RACE,  SEXUAL  ORIENTATION  OR  GENDER
 IDENTITY  OR  EXPRESSION.   SUCH COMMISSIONER, IN COLLABORATION WITH ANY
 OTHER STAKEHOLDER GROUPS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY SUCH COMMISSIONER,  SHALL
 DEVELOP:
   A.  THE  ANTI-SEMITISM  AND  DISCRIMINATION  PREVENTION  AND EDUCATION
 PROGRAM PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE EXPERT ORGANIZATION INTO  AGE-APPROPRIATE
 MODEL  CURRICULUM  RESOURCES,  INCLUDING EXEMPLAR LESSON PLANS, AND BEST
 PRACTICE  INSTRUCTIONAL  RESOURCES  FOR  STUDENTS,  PARENTS  AND  SCHOOL
 PERSONNEL  DESIGNED TO PREVENT ANTI-SEMITISM AND DISCRIMINATION BASED ON
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

co-Sponsors

2019-S7198B - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S126
2023-2024: S4502

2019-S7198B - Summary

Establishes an educational program related to the prevention of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia bias and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.

2019-S7198B - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7198--B
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. KAPLAN, GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and  when  printed  to  be  committed to the Committee on Education --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted  to  said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing an educa-
   tional program related to the prevention of anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim
   bias and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or
   gender identity or expression
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 59 to read as follows:
   59.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, AND
 SUBJECT TO AN APPROPRIATION,  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  CONTRACT  WITH  AN
 OUTSIDE  ENTITY  WHO  HAS  EXPERTISE IN THE PREVENTION OF ANTI-SEMITISM,
 ANTI-MUSLIM BIAS AND DISCRIMINATION  BASED  ON  RELIGION,  RACE,  SEXUAL
 ORIENTATION  OR GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION TO ESTABLISH AN ANTI-SEMI-
 TISM, ANTI-MUSLIM  BIAS  AND  DISCRIMINATION  PREVENTION  AND  EDUCATION
 PROGRAM  OVERSEEN  BY  SUCH DEPARTMENT. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL WORK WITH
 SUCH OUTSIDE ENTITY, TO ESTABLISH AND  DEVELOP  AN  EDUCATIONAL  PROGRAM
 WITHIN SUCH DEPARTMENT RELATED TO THE PREVENTION OF ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-
 MUSLIM  BIAS  AND  DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION, RACE, SEXUAL ORIEN-
 TATION OR GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION IN GRADES  KINDERGARTEN  THROUGH
 TWELVE.  SUCH  PROGRAM  SHALL BE FURTHER DEFINED BY SUCH COMMISSIONER IN
 REGULATION AND SHALL BE DESIGNED TO EDUCATE STUDENTS, PARENTS AND SCHOOL
 PERSONNEL ABOUT THE PREVENTION OF ANTI-SEMITISM,  ANTI-MUSLIM  BIAS  AND
 DISCRIMINATION  BASED  ON  RELIGION,  RACE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER
 IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION.  SUCH COMMISSIONER, IN  COLLABORATION  WITH  ANY
 OTHER  STAKEHOLDER GROUPS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY SUCH COMMISSIONER, SHALL
 DEVELOP:
   A. THE ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-MUSLIM BIAS AND  DISCRIMINATION  PREVENTION
 AND  EDUCATION  PROGRAM  PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE EXPERT ORGANIZATION INTO
 AGE-APPROPRIATE MODEL CURRICULUM RESOURCES,  INCLUDING  EXEMPLAR  LESSON
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

co-Sponsors

2019-S7198C (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S126
2023-2024: S4502

2019-S7198C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an educational program related to the prevention of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia bias and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.

2019-S7198C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7198C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7198--C
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. KAPLAN, GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and  when  printed  to  be  committed to the Committee on Education --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted  to  said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing an educa-
   tional program related to the prevention of anti-Semitism,  Islamopho-
   bia  bias  and  discrimination  based on religion, race, sexual orien-
   tation or gender identity or expression
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 59 to read as follows:
   59.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, AND
 SUBJECT TO AN APPROPRIATION,  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  CONTRACT  WITH  AN
 OUTSIDE  ENTITY  WHO  HAS  EXPERTISE IN THE PREVENTION OF ANTI-SEMITISM,
 ISLAMOPHOBIA BIAS AND DISCRIMINATION BASED  ON  RELIGION,  RACE,  SEXUAL
 ORIENTATION  OR GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION TO ESTABLISH AN ANTI-SEMI-
 TISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA BIAS  AND  DISCRIMINATION  PREVENTION  AND  EDUCATION
 PROGRAM  OVERSEEN  BY  SUCH DEPARTMENT. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL WORK WITH
 SUCH OUTSIDE ENTITY, TO ESTABLISH AND  DEVELOP  AN  EDUCATIONAL  PROGRAM
 WITHIN  SUCH  DEPARTMENT  RELATED  TO  THE  PREVENTION OF ANTI-SEMITISM,
 ISLAMOPHOBIA BIAS AND DISCRIMINATION BASED  ON  RELIGION,  RACE,  SEXUAL
 ORIENTATION  OR  GENDER  IDENTITY  OR  EXPRESSION IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN
 THROUGH TWELVE. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE FURTHER DEFINED  BY  SUCH  COMMIS-
 SIONER  IN REGULATION AND SHALL BE DESIGNED TO EDUCATE STUDENTS, PARENTS
 AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL ABOUT THE PREVENTION OF ANTI-SEMITISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA
 BIAS AND DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION, RACE, SEXUAL  ORIENTATION  OR
 GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION.  SUCH COMMISSIONER, IN COLLABORATION WITH
 ANY  OTHER  STAKEHOLDER  GROUPS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY SUCH COMMISSIONER,
 SHALL DEVELOP:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.