Senate Bill S6666A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides that all public schools shall include as a part of health education instruction concerning the prevention and reporting of sexual abuse and assault

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  • 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-S6666 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §803-b, Ed L

2019-S6666 - Summary

Provides that all public schools shall include as a part of health education for grades K-12 instruction concerning the prevention and reporting of sexual abuse and assault.

2019-S6666 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6666 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6666
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              August 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to instruction  regarding
   the prevention and reporting of sexual abuse and assault
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section  803-b
 to read as follows:
   §  803-B.  HEALTH  EDUCATION  REGARDING PREVENTION OF SEXUAL ABUSE AND
 ASSAULT. 1. ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHALL INCLUDE, AS  AN  INTEGRAL  PART  OF
 HEALTH  EDUCATION,  INSTRUCTION  CONCERNING  THE RECOGNITION, AVOIDANCE,
 REFUSAL AND REPORTING OF INCIDENCES OF SEXUAL ABUSE AND ASSAULT.    SUCH
 INSTRUCTION  SHALL  REFLECT  CURRENT  PRACTICES  AND  STANDARDS  IN  THE
 PREVENTION OF SEXUAL ABUSE AND ASSAULT OF CHILDREN.
   2. AGE APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTION CONCERNING THE RECOGNITION,  AVOIDANCE,
 REFUSAL AND REPORTING OF INCIDENCES OF SEXUAL ABUSE AND ASSAULT INCLUDED
 IN  THE  HEALTH  EDUCATION PROVIDED TO STUDENTS AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
 GRADES MAY BE TAUGHT BY A REGULAR CLASSROOM TEACHER OR  BY  A  CERTIFIED
 TEACHER  HOLDING  A  CERTIFICATE TO TEACH HEALTH EDUCATION.  INSTRUCTION
 CONCERNING THE RECOGNITION, AVOIDANCE, REFUSAL AND  REPORTING  OF  INCI-
 DENCES  OF  SEXUAL  ABUSE  AND  ASSAULT INCLUDED IN THE HEALTH EDUCATION
 PROVIDED TO STUDENTS AT THE SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADES SHALL BE  TAUGHT  BY
 TEACHERS CERTIFIED TO TEACH HEALTH EDUCATION.
   3.  TEACHERS  SHALL  BE  PROVIDED  WITH  THE  APPROPRIATE TRAINING AND
 CURRICULA MATERIALS CONCERNING THE  AVOIDANCE  AND  REPORTING  OF  CHILD
 SEXUAL ABUSE AND ASSAULT.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect  on  the first of September next
 succeeding the date on which it  shall  have  become  a  law,  provided,
 however,  that  effective  immediately  the commissioner of education is
 authorized to adopt any rules or regulations necessary to implement  the
 provisions of this act on such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2019-S6666A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §803-b, Ed L

2019-S6666A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that all public schools shall include as a part of health education for grades K-12 instruction concerning the prevention and reporting of sexual abuse and assault.

2019-S6666A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6666A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6666--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              August 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules  --  recommitted  to
   the Committee on Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to instruction  regarding
   the prevention and reporting of sexual abuse and assault
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 803-b of the education law, as added by chapter 187
 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   § 803-b. Courses of study in prevention of child  sexual  exploitation
 and child sexual abuse. 1. All pupils in grades [K-8] K-12 in all public
 schools in the state shall receive instruction designed to prevent child
 sexual  exploitation  and  child sexual abuse.  ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHALL
 INCLUDE, AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF HEALTH EDUCATION, INSTRUCTION CONCERNING
 THE RECOGNITION, AVOIDANCE, REFUSAL AND REPORTING OF INCIDENCES OF SEXU-
 AL ABUSE AND ASSAULT. 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] TWELVE. 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. AGE APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTION CONCERNING THE RECOGNITION,  AVOIDANCE,
 REFUSAL AND REPORTING OF INCIDENCES OF SEXUAL ABUSE AND ASSAULT INCLUDED
 IN THE HEALTH EDUCATION PROVIDED TO STUDENTS AT GRADES K-8 MAY BE TAUGHT
 BY  A  REGULAR  CLASSROOM  TEACHER  OR  BY A CERTIFIED TEACHER HOLDING A
 CERTIFICATE TO TEACH HEALTH EDUCATION. INSTRUCTION CONCERNING THE RECOG-
 NITION, AVOIDANCE, REFUSAL AND REPORTING OF INCIDENCES OF  SEXUAL  ABUSE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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