NY State Senate Bill 2019-S7198C

Senate Bill S7198C

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

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Jun 24, 2020	print number 7198c
Jun 24, 2020	amend (t) and recommit to education
Feb 05, 2020	print number 7198b
Feb 05, 2020	amend (t) and recommit to education
Jan 13, 2020	print number 7198a
Jan 13, 2020	amend (t) and recommit to education
Jan 10, 2020	referred to education

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2019-S7198 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9599
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S126, A2511
2023-2024: S4502, A2146
2025-2026: S1408, A4091

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

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7198

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing an educa-
tional program related to the prevention of anti-Semitism and discrimi-
nation based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender identity

 
PURPOSE: This legislation creates an anti-Semitism

and discrimination prevention and education program overseen by the
Department that includes a curriculum standard.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 creates a new subdivision 59 to Section 305 of the education
law. Specifically this section would require the Department to contract
with an outside entity with expertise in the prevention of anti-Semitism
and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender
identity. This organization would be tasked with creating an anti-Semi-

tism and discrimination prevention and education program overseen by the
Department.Working together they will create an educational program
within the Department related to the prevention of anti-Semitism and
discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender
identity. This program will be designed to educate students, parents and
school personnel about the prevention of anti-Semitism and discrimi-
nation based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender identity.

The Commissioner in collaboration with any stakeholder groups deemed
appropriate shall develop anti-Semitism and discrimination prevention
and education program in age-appropriate model curriculum including
lesson plans, 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. This material shall include but not is limited to guidelines
and methods of prevention, indicators and warning signs of anti-Semitism
and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender
identity. Model curriculum shall be made available for implementation in
social studies classes. This section also requires instructional tools
and materials to be updated on a periodic basis and to be made available
on the Department's website in Spanish, Creole, Mandarin, Korean, Benga-
li and any other language predominantly spoken by the population of the
State.

Section 2 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Hate has no place here. With a disturbing increase in the number of
anti-Semitic attacks and assaults occurring in New York we must work on
multiple fronts to combat the scourge of hate, intolerance and anti-Sem-
itism. One of these critical ways is to ensure that our children, the
most precious of all are taught from an early age to identify discrimi-
nation and religious intolerance including hate and anti-Semitism; and
how to fight back by promoting acceptance and inclusion while embracing
the diversity that is New York. This legislation creates an anti-Semi-
tism and discrimination prevention and education program and curriculum
overseen by the Department to engage our students, their parents and
school faculty to help teach be acceptance and inclusion of all, and to
identify and fight back against those who practice hate, anti-Semitism,
discrimination and religious intolerance.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To Be Determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the July 1 next succeeding.

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

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14682-02-0

 S. 7198                             2
 
 ON RELIGION, RACE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY, GUIDELINES AND
 METHODS  TO  PREVENT ANTI-SEMITISM AND DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION,
 RACE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY AND HOW TO REPORT COMPLAINTS
 OF  ANTI-SEMITISM  AND  DISCRIMINATION  BASED  ON RELIGION, RACE, SEXUAL
 ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY. SUCH  MODEL  CURRICULUM  SHALL  BE  MADE
 AVAILABLE  TO  SCHOOL BOARDS, SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS, THEIR EQUIVALENTS,
 AND TEACHERS FOR VOLUNTARY IMPLEMENTATION IN SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSES  AND
 IN SOCIAL STUDIES COURSEWORK;
   B.  INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS AND MATERIALS FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS AND SCHOOL
 PERSONNEL, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE UPDATED  INFORMATION  ON  HOW  TO  REPORT
 INCIDENTS  OF  ANTI-SEMITISM AND DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION, RACE,
 SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY, WITH A REVIEW OF SUCH INFORMATION
 TO OCCUR PERIODICALLY, AT INTERVALS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY  SUCH  COMMIS-
 SIONER; AND
   C.  PUBLIC  AVAILABILITY OF ALL MATERIALS RELATED TO THE ANTI-SEMITISM
 AND DISCRIMINATION PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM ON SUCH DEPARTMENT'S
 WEBSITE IN SPANISH, CREOLE, MANDARIN,  KOREAN,  BENGALI  AND  ANY  OTHER
 LANGUAGE PREDOMINANTLY SPOKEN BY THE POPULATION OF THE STATE.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
 for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
 to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

co-Sponsors

2019-S7198A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9599
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S126, A2511
2023-2024: S4502, A2146
2025-2026: S1408, A4091

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

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7198A             REVISED 02/05/2020

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing an educa-
tional program related to the prevention of anti-Semitism and discrimi-
nation based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender identity or
expression

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation creates an anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim and discrimi-
nation prevention and education program overseen by the Department that
includes a curriculum standard.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 creates a new subdivision 59 to Section 305 of the education
law. Specifically this section would require the Department to contract
with an outside entity with expertise in the prevention of anti-Semi-

tism, anti-Muslim bias and discrimination based on religion, race, sexu-
al orientation or gender identity or expression. This organization would
be tasked with creating an anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim bias and discrimi-
nation prevention and education program overseen by the Department.
Working together they will create an educational program within the
Department related to the prevention of anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim and
discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender
identity or expression. This program will be designed to educate
students, parents and school personnel about the prevention of anti-Sem-
itism, anti-Muslim bias and discrimination based on religion, race,
sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.

The Commissioner in collaboration with any stakeholder groups deemed
appropriate shall develop anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim bias and discrimi-
nation prevention and education program in age-appropriate model curric-
ulum including lesson plans, best practice instructional resources for
students, parents, and school personnel designed to prevent anti-Semi-
tism, anti-Muslim bias and discrimination based on religion, race, sexu-
al orientation or gender identity or expression.  This material shall
include but not is limited to guidelines and methods of prevention,
indicators and warning signs of anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim bias and
discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender
identity or expression. Model curriculum shall be made available for
implementation in social studies classes. This section also requires
instructional tools and materials to be updated on a periodic basis and
to be made available on the Department's website in Spanish, Creole,
Mandarin, Korean, Bengali and any other language predominantly spoken by
the population of the State.

Section 2 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Hate has no place here. With a disturbing increase in the number of
anti-Semitic attacks and assaults occurring in New York we must work on
multiple fronts to combat the scourge of hate, intolerance and anti-Sem-
itism, anti-Muslim. One of these critical ways is to ensure that our
children, the most precious of all are taught from an early age to iden-
tify discrimination and religious intolerance including hate and anti-
Semitism, anti-Muslim; and how to fight back by promoting acceptance and
inclusion while embracing the diversity that is New York. This legis-
lation creates an anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim and discrimination
prevention and education program and curriculum overseen by the Depart-
ment to engage our students, their parents and school faculty to help
teach be acceptance and inclusion of all, and to identify and fight back
against those who practice hate, anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim, discrimi-
nation and religious intolerance.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the July 1 next succeeding.

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

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14682-03-0

 S. 7198--A                          2
 
 RELIGION, RACE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR  GENDER  IDENTITY  OR  EXPRESSION.
 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 DISCRIMI-
 NATION BASED ON RELIGION, RACE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY OR
 EXPRESSION, GUIDELINES AND METHODS TO PREVENT ANTI-SEMITISM AND DISCRIM-
 INATION BASED ON RELIGION, RACE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR  GENDER  IDENTITY
 OR EXPRESSION AND HOW TO REPORT COMPLAINTS OF ANTI-SEMITISM AND DISCRIM-
 INATION  BASED  ON RELIGION, RACE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY
 OR EXPRESSION.  SUCH MODEL CURRICULUM SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO  SCHOOL
 BOARDS,  SCHOOL  SUPERINTENDENTS,  THEIR  EQUIVALENTS,  AND TEACHERS FOR
 VOLUNTARY IMPLEMENTATION IN SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSES AND IN SOCIAL STUDIES
 COURSEWORK;
   B. INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS AND MATERIALS FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS AND  SCHOOL
 PERSONNEL,  WHICH  SHALL  INCLUDE  UPDATED  INFORMATION ON HOW TO REPORT
 INCIDENTS OF ANTI-SEMITISM AND DISCRIMINATION BASED ON  RELIGION,  RACE,
 SEXUAL  ORIENTATION  OR  GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, WITH A REVIEW OF
 SUCH INFORMATION TO OCCUR PERIODICALLY, AT INTERVALS DEEMED  APPROPRIATE
 BY SUCH COMMISSIONER; AND
   C.  PUBLIC  AVAILABILITY OF ALL MATERIALS RELATED TO THE ANTI-SEMITISM
 AND DISCRIMINATION PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM ON SUCH DEPARTMENT'S
 WEBSITE IN SPANISH, CREOLE, MANDARIN,  KOREAN,  BENGALI  AND  ANY  OTHER
 LANGUAGE PREDOMINANTLY SPOKEN BY THE POPULATION OF THE STATE.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
 for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
 to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

co-Sponsors

2019-S7198B - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9599
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S126, A2511
2023-2024: S4502, A2146
2025-2026: S1408, A4091

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

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14682-05-0

 S. 7198--B                          2

 PLANS,  AND  BEST PRACTICE INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS
 AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL DESIGNED TO PREVENT ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-MUSLIM BIAS
 AND DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION, RACE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER
 IDENTITY  OR  EXPRESSION. SUCH MODEL CURRICULUM, RESOURCES, LESSON PLANS
 AND INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED  TO  GUIDE-
 LINES  AND  METHODS OF PREVENTION, INDICATORS AND WARNING SIGNS OF ANTI-
 SEMITISM, ANTI-MUSLIM BIAS AND DISCRIMINATION BASED ON  RELIGION,  RACE,
 SEXUAL  ORIENTATION  OR  GENDER  IDENTITY  OR EXPRESSION, GUIDELINES AND
 METHODS TO PREVENT ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-MUSLIM  BIAS  AND  DISCRIMINATION
 BASED  ON  RELIGION,  RACE,  SEXUAL  ORIENTATION  OR  GENDER IDENTITY OR
 EXPRESSION AND HOW TO REPORT COMPLAINTS  OF  ANTI-SEMITISM,  ANTI-MUSLIM
 BIAS  AND  DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION, RACE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR
 GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION.   SUCH MODEL  CURRICULUM  SHALL  BE  MADE
 AVAILABLE  TO  SCHOOL BOARDS, SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS, THEIR EQUIVALENTS,
 AND TEACHERS FOR VOLUNTARY IMPLEMENTATION IN SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSES  AND
 IN SOCIAL STUDIES COURSEWORK;
   B.  INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS AND MATERIALS FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS AND SCHOOL
 PERSONNEL, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE UPDATED  INFORMATION  ON  HOW  TO  REPORT
 INCIDENTS OF ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-MUSLIM BIAS AND DISCRIMINATION BASED ON
 RELIGION,  RACE,  SEXUAL  ORIENTATION  OR GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION,
 WITH A REVIEW OF SUCH INFORMATION TO OCCUR  PERIODICALLY,  AT  INTERVALS
 DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY SUCH COMMISSIONER; AND
   C.  PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF ALL MATERIALS RELATED TO THE ANTI-SEMITISM,
 ANTI-MUSLIM BIAS AND DISCRIMINATION PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM  ON
 SUCH  DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE IN SPANISH, CREOLE, MANDARIN, KOREAN, BENGALI
 AND ANY OTHER LANGUAGE PREDOMINANTLY SPOKEN BY  THE  POPULATION  OF  THE
 STATE.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
 for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
 to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

co-Sponsors

2019-S7198C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9599
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S126, A2511
2023-2024: S4502, A2146
2025-2026: S1408, A4091

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

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7198c

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing an educa-
tional program related to the prevention of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia
bias and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or
gender identity or expression

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This legislation creates an anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and discrimi-
nation prevention and education program overseen by the Department that
includes a curriculum standard.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: creates a new subdivision 59 to Section 305 of the education
law. Specifically this section would require the Department to contract
with an outside entity with expertise in the prevention of anti-Semi-

tism, Islamophobia, and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual
orientation or gender identity or expression. This organization would be
tasked with creating an anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and discrimination
prevention and education program overseen by the Department. Working
together they will create an educational program within the Department
related to the prevention of anti-Semitism. Islamophobia and discrimi-
nation based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender identity or
expression. This program will be designed to educate students, parents
and school personnel about the prevention of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia
and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender
identity or expression.

The Commissioner in collaboration with any stakeholder groups deemed
appropriate shall develop an anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and discrimi-
nation prevention and education program in age-appropriate model curric-
ulum including lesson plans, best practice instructional resources for
students, parents, and school personnel designed to prevent anti-Semi-
tism, Islamophobia, and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual
orientation or gender identity or expression.  This material shall
include but not is limited to guidelines and methods of prevention,
indicators and warning signs of anti-Semitism.  Islamophobia, and
discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender
identity or expression. Model curriculum shall be made available for
implementation in social studies classes. This section also requires
instructional tools and materials to be updated on a periodic basis and
to be made available on the Department's website in Spanish, Creole,
Mandarin, Korean, Bengali and any other language predominantly spoken by
the population of the State.

Section 2: sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Hate has no place here. With a disturbing increase in the number of
anti-Semitic attacks and assaults occurring in New York we must work on
multiple fronts to combat the scourge of hate, intolerance, anti-Semi-
tism and Islamophobia. One of these critical ways is to ensure that our
children, the most precious of all are taught from an early age to iden-
tify discrimination and religious intolerance including hate, anti-Semi-
tism and Islamophobia; and how to fight back by promoting acceptance and
inclusion while embracing the diversity that is New York. This legis-
lation creates an anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and discrimination
prevention and education program and curriculum overseen by the Depart-
ment to engage our students, their parents and school faculty to help
teach be acceptance and inclusion of all, and to identify and fight back
against those who practice hate, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, discrimi-
nation and religious intolerance.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the date
on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addi-
tion, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for
the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to
be made and completed on or before such effective date.

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.

                                                            LBD14682-07-0

 S. 7198--C                          2
 
   A. THE ANTI-SEMITISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA BIAS 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, ISLAMOPHOBIA
 BIAS AND DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION, RACE, SEXUAL  ORIENTATION  OR
 GENDER  IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION. 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, ISLAMOPHOBIA BIAS AND DISCRIMINATION BASED  ON  RELIGION,
 RACE,  SEXUAL  ORIENTATION  OR GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, GUIDELINES
 AND METHODS TO PREVENT ANTI-SEMITISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA  BIAS  AND  DISCRIMI-
 NATION BASED ON RELIGION, RACE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY OR
 EXPRESSION  AND  HOW TO REPORT COMPLAINTS OF ANTI-SEMITISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA
 BIAS AND DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION, RACE, SEXUAL  ORIENTATION  OR
 GENDER  IDENTITY  OR  EXPRESSION.    SUCH MODEL CURRICULUM SHALL BE MADE
 AVAILABLE TO SCHOOL BOARDS, SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS,  THEIR  EQUIVALENTS,
 AND  TEACHERS FOR VOLUNTARY IMPLEMENTATION IN SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSES AND
 IN SOCIAL STUDIES COURSEWORK;
   B. INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS AND MATERIALS FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS AND  SCHOOL
 PERSONNEL,  WHICH  SHALL  INCLUDE  UPDATED  INFORMATION ON HOW TO REPORT
 INCIDENTS OF ANTI-SEMITISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA BIAS AND  DISCRIMINATION  BASED
 ON  RELIGION, RACE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION,
 WITH A REVIEW OF SUCH INFORMATION TO OCCUR  PERIODICALLY,  AT  INTERVALS
 DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY SUCH COMMISSIONER; AND
   C.  PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF ALL MATERIALS RELATED TO THE ANTI-SEMITISM,
 ISLAMOPHOBIA BIAS AND DISCRIMINATION PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM ON
 SUCH DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE IN SPANISH, CREOLE, MANDARIN, KOREAN,  BENGALI
 AND  ANY  OTHER  LANGUAGE  PREDOMINANTLY SPOKEN BY THE POPULATION OF THE
 STATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
 addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized
 to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

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Anna M. Kaplan

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