Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2020 | referred to education |
May 29, 2019 | print number 5159a |
May 29, 2019 | amend and recommit to education |
Feb 07, 2019 | referred to education |
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Co-Sponsors
Philip Ramos
Anthony D'Urso
Deborah Glick
Inez E. Dickens
Multi-Sponsors
Carmen De La Rosa
A5159 - Details
A5159 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5159 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 7, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ARROYO -- read once and referred 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 sexual harassment in schools 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 57 to read as follows: 57. 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 SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING IN SCHOOLS TO ESTABLISH A SEXUAL HARASSMENT 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 SEXUAL HARASSMENT 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 SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN SCHOOLS. SUCH COMMISSIONER, IN COLLABORATION WITH ANY OTHER STAKEHOLDER GROUPS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY SUCH COMMISSIONER, SHALL DEVELOP: A. AGE-APPROPRIATE MODEL CURRICULUM RESOURCES, INCLUDING EXEMPLAR LESSON PLANS, AND BEST PRACTICE INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL DESIGNED TO PREVENT SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN SCHOOLS. SUCH MODEL CURRICULUM, RESOURCES, LESSON PLANS AND INSTRUC- TIONAL RESOURCES SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO GUIDELINES AND METHODS OF PREVENTION, INDICATORS AND WARNING SIGNS OF SEXUAL HARASS- MENT, GUIDELINES AND METHODS TO PREVENT SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND HOW TO REPORT COMPLAINTS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN SCHOOLS; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09033-01-9
Co-Sponsors
Philip Ramos
Anthony D'Urso
Deborah Glick
Inez E. Dickens
Multi-Sponsors
Carmen De La Rosa
A5159A (ACTIVE) - Details
A5159A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5159--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 7, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ARROYO, RAMOS, D'URSO, GLICK, DICKENS, DAVILA, BRONSON, PICHARDO, FERNANDEZ, STIRPE, SIMON, EPSTEIN, BLAKE, CRUZ, M. G. MILLER, RIVERA, DeSTEFANO, ORTIZ, JEAN-PIERRE, SCHMITT, FAHY, TITUS, SAYEGH, WILLIAMS, RAYNOR -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DE LA ROSA -- 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 establishing an educa- tional program related to the prevention of sexual harassment in schools 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 57 to read as follows: 57. 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 SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING IN SCHOOLS TO ESTABLISH A SEXUAL HARASSMENT 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 SEXUAL HARASSMENT 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 SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN SCHOOLS. SUCH COMMISSIONER, IN COLLABORATION WITH ANY OTHER STAKEHOLDER GROUPS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY SUCH COMMISSIONER, SHALL DEVELOP: A. THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE EXPERT ORGANIZATION INTO AGE-APPROPRIATE MODEL CURRICULUM RESOURCES, INCLUDING EXEMPLAR LESSON PLANS, AND BEST PRACTICE INSTRUC- TIONAL RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL DESIGNED TO EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.