Assembly Bill A1788

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to incorporating arts and music education into the public school curriculum

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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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2021-A1788 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4525
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3204, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A9660, S5770
2023-2024: A1502, S285
2025-2026: A6490

2021-A1788 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds arts and music education as a common school branch that should be incorporated into the public school curriculum to provide a more well-rounded education for children.

2021-A1788 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1788
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. JEAN-PIERRE, RA, AUBRY, GRIFFIN, GUNTHER, CRUZ,
   SOLAGES, STECK, COLTON, GLICK, THIELE, SIMON, GOTTFRIED, SAYEGH, MIKU-
   LIN, MORINELLO, DeSTEFANO, MONTESANO, BYRNES, BLANKENBUSH,  McDONOUGH,
   M. MILLER,  REILLY  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. HEVESI, RAMOS,
   TAGUE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to adding arts and  music
   education into the curriculum for public school students
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds that  arts
 and  music education exposure has developmental benefits to children and
 adolescents, and is an essential component to providing  a  well-rounded
 education to all of the state of New York's public school students. Past
 studies have shown that arts and music education has a significant posi-
 tive   impact  on  all  students,  including  traditionally  underserved
 students. It is the legislature's intent to ensure that arts  and  music
 education shall be incorporated into the public school curriculum.
   §  2. Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section
 3204 of the education law, subparagraph 1 as amended by  chapter  14  of
 the  laws  of  1958  and subparagraph 2 as amended by chapter 124 of the
 laws of 1951, are amended to read as follows:
   (1) The course of study for the first eight years of full time  public
 day schools shall provide for instruction in at least the [twelve] THIR-
 TEEN  common  school branches of arithmetic, reading, spelling, writing,
 the English language, geography, United States history, civics, hygiene,
 ARTS AND MUSIC, physical training, the history of  New  York  state  and
 science.
   (2)  The courses of study and of specialized training beyond the first
 eight years of full time public day schools shall provide  for  instruc-
 tion  in  at least the English language and its use, in civics, hygiene,
 physical training, ARTS AND MUSIC, and American  history  including  the
 principles  of  government proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence
 and established by the constitution of the United States.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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