NY State Senate Bill 2021-S121A

Senate Bill S121A

Signed By Governor

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of education to conduct a survey regarding instruction on the Holocaust within the state

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Aug 10, 2022	signed chap.490
Aug 09, 2022	delivered to governor
May 25, 2022	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1417 substituted for s121b
May 25, 2022	substituted by a472c
May 23, 2022	ordered to third reading cal.1417
May 17, 2022	reported and committed to rules
May 05, 2022	print number 121b
May 05, 2022	amend and recommit to finance
Apr 26, 2022	reported and committed to finance
Jan 05, 2022	referred to education
May 20, 2021	print number 121a
May 20, 2021	amend and recommit to education
Jan 06, 2021	referred to education

Votes

- May 25, 2022 - Floor Vote
  A472
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: May 25, 2022
      
      aye (61)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Bailey
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Brisport
      
      Brooks
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martucci
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rath III
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Weik
      
      excused (2)
      
      Breslin
      
      Brouk
  May 23, 2022 - Rules Committee Vote
  S121A
  
  21
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: May 23, 2022
      
      aye (21)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Biaggi
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mayer
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Ritchie
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Stewart-Cousins

Bill Amendments

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2021-S121 - Details

Law Section:: Education
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S121

2021-S121 - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of education to conduct a survey regarding instruction on the Holocaust within the state; provides a report shall be delivered which includes detailed results of the survey, the extent the survey data submitted was compliant with section eight hundred one of the education law, and if needed, recommendations to strengthen provisions of law if not compliant.

2021-S121 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S121

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to authorizing the commissioner of education to
conduct a study regarding courses of study on the Holocaust within the
state

 
PURPOSE:

To require the commissioner of education to submit a report to the
governor and legislature regarding compliance with the requirement to
provide a course of study on the Holocaust and to authorize the commis-
sioner to promulgate regulations to ensure school districts are provid-
ing such instruction.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section I authorizes the commissioner of education to conduct a study to
determine which school districts are offering instruction on the Holo-

caust in compliance with section 801 of the education law.

Sections II provides that commissioner shall provide a report on the
findings of such study by the first of January after this act has become
law.

Section III directs the commissioner to promulgate rules and regulations
ensuring school districts are offering instruction on the Holocaust in
compliance with section 801 of the education law

Section IV sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

It is not lost on us that the horrors of the Holocaust are not forgotten
with this year's International Holocaust Remembrance Day marking only 72
years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Every moment we have
to honor the innocent lives lost at the hands of state-sponsored perse-
cution and murder is a step forward in condemning hate and violence
rooted in intolerance and oppression. Not only is it our societal
responsibility to commemorate the lives lost, we must continue making
conscious efforts to educate future generations on how important human
rights declarations are in the prevention of genocide.

Recent news stories have featured a controversial high school assignment
in which students were instructed to provide their "Nazi point of view"
in support of the Holocaust. This troubling assignment comes amidst a
rise of anti-Semitic vandalism and threats of violence against our
communities. Passage of this legislation would ensure that all of our
children are accurately taught about this moment in history so that we
can truly live up to our pledge of never again.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S. 2963/A. 2182; Referred to Education Committee 2018: A8527/S. 5530
Passed Senate

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S121 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    121
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. KAPLAN, ADDABBO, HOYLMAN, KAMINSKY -- read twice and
   ordered  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
   Education
 
 AN ACT in relation to  authorizing  the  commissioner  of  education  to
   conduct a study regarding courses of study on the Holocaust within the
   state
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The commissioner of education is authorized and directed to
 conduct a study regarding courses of study on the Holocaust  within  the
 state.  Such  study  shall  focus  on identifying which school districts
 subject to section eight hundred one of the education law offer a course
 of information on the Holocaust.
   § 2. A report of the findings of such study and recommendations of the
 commissioner of education shall be delivered to the governor, the tempo-
 rary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the  minority
 leader  of  the senate and the minority leader of the assembly the first
 of January following the effective date of this act.
   § 3. The commissioner of education  shall  promulgate  regulations  to
 ensure  instruction  on  the  Holocaust  is  provided  at all schools in
 compliance with section eight hundred one of the education law.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00692-01-1

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2021-S121A - Details

Law Section:: Education
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S121

2021-S121A - Summary

2021-S121A - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S121A

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to authorizing the commissioner of education to
conduct a study regarding courses of study on the Holocaust within the
state

 
PURPOSE:

To require the commissioner of education to submit a report to the
governor and legislature regarding compliance with the requirement to
provide a course of study on the Holocaust and to authorize the commis-
sioner to promulgate regulations to ensure school districts are provid-
ing such instruction.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 authorizes the commissioner of education to conduct a study to
determine which school districts are offering instruction on the Holo-

caust in compliance with section 801 of the education law.

Section 2 provides that commissioner shall provide a report on the find-
ings of such study by the first of January after this act has become
law.

Section 3 directs the commissioner within 90 days to put forward recom-
mendations to ensure instruction on the Holocaust is provided at all
schools covered by section 801 of the education law

Section 4 sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

It is not lost on us that the horrors of the Holocaust are not forgotten
with this year's International Holocaust Remembrance Day marking only 72
years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Every moment we have
to honor the innocent lives lost at the hands of state-sponsored perse-
cution and murder is a step forward in condemning hate and violence
rooted in intolerance and oppression. Not only is it our societal
responsibility to commemorate the lives lost, we must continue making
conscious efforts to educate future generations on how important human
rights declarations are in the prevention of genocide.

Recent news stories have featured a controversial high school assignment
in which students were instructed to provide their "Nazi point of view"
in support of the Holocaust. This troubling assignment comes amidst a
rise of anti-Semitic vandalism and threats of violence against our
communities. Passage of this legislation would ensure that all of our
children are accurately taught about this moment in history so that we
can truly live up to our pledge of never again.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S. 2963/A. 2182; Referred to Education Committee 2018: A8527/S. 5530
Passed Senate

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S121A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  121--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KAPLAN, ADDABBO, AKSHAR, BOYLE, GALLIVAN, GAUGHRAN,
   GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN, KAMINSKY, MARTUCCI, PALUMBO, RYAN, THOMAS --  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  in  relation  to  authorizing  the commissioner of education to
   conduct a study regarding courses of study on the Holocaust within the
   state
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The commissioner of education is authorized and directed to
 conduct  a  study regarding courses of study on the Holocaust within the
 state. Such study shall focus  on  identifying  which  school  districts
 subject to section eight hundred one of the education law offer a course
 of information on the Holocaust.
   § 2. A report of the findings of such study and recommendations of the
 commissioner of education shall be delivered to the governor, the tempo-
 rary  president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority
 leader of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly  the  first
 of January following the effective date of this act.
   § 3. The commissioner of education, within ninety days of the issuance
 of  the  report  required pursuant to section two of this act, shall put
 forward recommendations  to  ensure  instruction  on  the  Holocaust  is
 provided  at all schools in compliance with section eight hundred one of
 the education law.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00692-02-1

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2021-S121B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Education
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S121

2021-S121B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S121B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S121B

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to authorizing the commissioner of education to
conduct a study regarding courses of study on the Holocaust within the
state

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation would require the commissioner of education to author-
ize and conduct a survey on the Holocaust within the State.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 authorizes and directs SED to conduct a survey regarding
instruction on the Holocaust. The survey shall focus on identifying
which school districts provide instruction on the Holocaust. The survey
shall include questions on how the district is meeting the learning
standards as required on the Holocaust. This survey will also require
the attestation from a school district superintendent that indicates

instruction related to the Holocaust is provided at all appropriate
grade levels and as such are in compliance.

Section 2 findings of the survey shall include detailed results of the
survey, the extent the survey data was submitted was compliant with
section 801 of the education law, and if needed recommendations to
strengthen the law. A report is to be sent to those enumerated.

Section 3 states that each school district that does not respond or does
not affirmatively attest, shall provide a corrective action plan to
comply with section 801 of the education law. This corrective action
plan shall be submitted to the commissioner for approval.

Section 4 sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

It is not lost on us that the horrors of the Holocaust are not forgotten
with this year's International Holocaust Remembrance Day marking only 77
years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Every moment we have
to honor the innocent lives lost at the hands of state-sponsored perse-
cution and murder is a step forward in condemning hate and violence
rooted in intolerance and oppression. Not only is it our societal
responsibility to commemorate the lives lost, we must continue making
conscious efforts to educate future generations on how important human
rights declarations are in the prevention of genocide.

Recent news stories have featured a controversial high school assignment
in which students were instructed to provide their "Nazi point of view"
in support of the Holocaust. This troubling assignment comes amidst a
rise of anti-Semitic vandalism and threats of violence against our
communities. Passage of this legislation would ensure that all of our
children are accurately taught about this moment in history so that we
can truly live up to our pledge of never again.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S. 2963/A. 2182; Referred to Education Committee 2018: A8527/S. 5530
Passed Senate

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S121B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  121--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KAPLAN,  ADDABBO,  AKSHAR, BIAGGI, BOYLE, BROOKS,
   COONEY, GALLIVAN, GAUGHRAN,  GOUNARDES,  HINCHEY,  HOYLMAN,  KAMINSKY,
   KENNEDY, MARTUCCI, OBERACKER, PALUMBO, RYAN, SANDERS, SERINO, SKOUFIS,
   THOMAS, WEIK -- 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  commit-
   tee  --  recommitted  to the Committee on Education in accordance with
   Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from  said  committee  and
   committed  to  the  Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  in  relation  to  authorizing  the commissioner of education to
   conduct a study regarding courses of study on the Holocaust within the
   state
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The commissioner of education is authorized and directed to
 conduct  a  survey  regarding  instruction  on  the Holocaust within the
 state. Such survey shall focus on  identifying  which  school  districts
 subject  to  section  eight  hundred  one  of  the education law provide
 instruction on the Holocaust.  Such survey shall include as appropriate,
 questions on how the district is  meeting  the  learning  standards  for
 instruction  requirements  on  the  Holocaust  pursuant to section eight
 hundred one of the education law.   Such survey shall  also  require  an
 attestation  from  each  school  district  superintendent that indicates
 instruction related to the Holocaust  is  provided  at  all  appropriate
 grade  levels in compliance with section eight hundred one of the educa-
 tion law.
   § 2. Findings shall include detailed results of the survey, the extent
 the survey data submitted was compliant with section eight  hundred  one

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD00692-13-2
 S. 121--B                           2
 
 of  the  education  law,  and  if  needed, recommendations to strengthen
 provisions of law if not compliant. A report of  the  findings  of  such
 survey  shall  be  delivered to the governor, the temporary president of
 the  senate,  the  speaker  of  the assembly, the minority leader of the
 senate and the minority leader of the  assembly  the  first  of  January
 following  the  effective  date  of  this act or one hundred twenty days
 after the effective date of this act, whichever is later.
   § 3. Each school district that does not respond to such survey or does
 not affirmatively attest that such instruction is provided  pursuant  to
 section  two of this act shall prepare and implement a corrective action
 plan to comply with the instruction required by  section  eight  hundred
 one of the education law. Such corrective action plan shall be submitted
 for  approval  by the commissioner of education in a timeframe, and form
 and format, acceptable to the commissioner.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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2021-S121 - Bill Text download pdf

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