Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 11, 2020 |
print number 6666a |
Mar 11, 2020 |
amend and recommit to education |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to education |
Aug 23, 2019 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6666A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
2019-S6666 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §803-b, Ed L
2019-S6666 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6666 SPONSOR: JACKSON TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to instruction regarding the prevention and reporting of sexual abuse and assault PURPOSE: This legislation amends the Education Law by adding a new section 803-b. This section requires that age appropriate instruction concerning the recognition, avoidance, refusal and reporting of incidences of sexual abuse and assault be included as an integral part of health education for students from elementary through secondary school. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds a new Section 803-b to require the teaching of recogni- tion, avoidance, refusal, and reporting of incidences of sexual assault and abuse for school age children. This bill requires that the curric- ulum taught to the children is kept current with the practices and stan-
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) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6666a SPONSOR: JACKSON TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to instruction regarding the prevention and reporting of sexual abuse and assault PURPOSE: This legislation amends section 803-b of the Education Law. This section requires that age appropriate instruction concerning the recognition, avoidance, refusal and reporting of incidences of sexual abuse and assault be included as an integral part of health education for students from elementary through high school. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Section 803-b to make the coursework available for all pupils in K-12 rather than K-8. It requires the teaching of recognition, avoidance, refusal, and reporting of incidences of sexual assault and
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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