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Assembly Bill A6647

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to a course of study in prevention of child sexual abuse for special needs children

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2021-A6647 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §803-c, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A8198

2021-A6647 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to a course of study in prevention of child sexual abuse for special needs children.

2021-A6647 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6647
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 23, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. FRONTUS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to a course of  study  in
   awareness and prevention of child sexual abuse for special needs chil-
   dren
 
   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-c
 to read as follows:
   §  803-C.  COURSE OF STUDY IN AWARENESS AND PREVENTION OF CHILD SEXUAL
 ABUSE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. 1. ALL PUPILS WITH SPECIAL  NEEDS
 IN  NEW  YORK STATE SHALL RECEIVE INSTRUCTION DESIGNED TO PROMOTE AWARE-
 NESS AND PREVENT CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND  CHILD  SEXUAL  ABUSE  OF
 CHILDREN  WITH  SPECIAL NEEDS. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE TAUGHT IN COMMUNITY
 SCHOOLS, SPECIALIZED SCHOOL DISTRICTS, DISTRICT SEVENTY-FIVE SCHOOLS  IN
 THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK, HOSPITAL SETTING SCHOOLS, AND ANY OTHER SCHOOL
 WHERE STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ARE RECEIVING SERVICES.  SUCH  PROGRAM
 SHALL  BE  DEFINED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN REGULATIONS AFTER CONSULTATION
 WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND  BE  DESIGNED  TO  SPECIFICALLY  TEACH
 STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ABOUT THE PREVENTION OF CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOI-
 TATION AND CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHT. SUCH
 INSTRUCTION  SHALL  INCLUDE  TEACHING METHODS DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN WITH
 SPECIAL NEEDS INCLUDING, BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  LEARNING  DISABILITIES,
 AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN
 INJURIES.
   2.  ALL  ALTERNATIVE  AND  AUGMENTED  COMMUNICATION  DEVICES ISSUED TO
 STUDENTS IN NEW YORK STATE SHALL CONTAIN  A  REPORTING  TOOL  FOR  CHILD
 SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE. STUDENTS WITH LIMITED COMMU-
 NICATION  SKILLS  WHO ARE ISSUED ALTERNATIVE AND AUGMENTED COMMUNICATION
 DEVICES SHALL BE TAUGHT HOW TO USE SUCH REPORTING TOOL, AND  THE  PROPER
 SITUATIONS WARRANTING THE USE OF SUCH REPORTING TOOL.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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