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Senate Bill S8785

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires a course of study in the awareness and prevention of human trafficking

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2021-S8785 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §803-c, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S394

2021-S8785 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a course of study in the awareness and prevention of human trafficking defined by the commissioner of education in regulations after consultation with the division of criminal justice services designed to educate students, parents and school personnel about the signs of human trafficking.

2021-S8785 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8785 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8785
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 18, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- 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 requiring a course  of
   study in the awareness and prevention of human trafficking
 
   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.  COURSES OF STUDY IN AWARENESS AND PREVENTION OF HUMAN TRAF-
 FICKING. 1. ALL PUPILS IN GRADES K-12 IN ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE STATE
 SHALL RECEIVE INSTRUCTION DESIGNED TO EDUCATE, EMPOWER AND WARN STUDENTS
 ABOUT THE SIGNS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE  DEFINED  BY
 THE  COMMISSIONER IN REGULATIONS AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE DIVISION OF
 CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES AND BE DESIGNED TO EDUCATE  STUDENTS,  PARENTS
 AND  SCHOOL PERSONNEL ABOUT THE SIGNS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 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 MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER MAY PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ASSIST IN  THE
 DEVELOPMENT  OF  CURRICULA  FOR SUCH COURSES OF STUDY WHICH SHALL BE AGE
 APPROPRIATE AND DEVELOPED ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS AND ABILITIES OF PUPILS
 AT SUCCESSIVE GRADE LEVELS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE AWARENESS, SKILLS, INFOR-
 MATION, SELF-CONFIDENCE AND SUPPORT TO AID IN THE  PREVENTION  OF  HUMAN
 TRAFFICKING.
   §  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.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15384-01-2

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