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                                  472--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC, LAVINE, GRIFFIN, EICHENSTEIN, CYMBROWITZ,
   CARROLL, THIELE, COLTON, CRUZ,  BRAUNSTEIN,  CUSICK,  AUBRY,  EPSTEIN,
   SIMON,   MORINELLO,   TAYLOR,   PHEFFER AMATO,  McDONOUGH,  SEAWRIGHT,
   B. MILLER, DeSTEFANO, NORRIS, SMULLEN,  L. ROSENTHAL,  RAMOS,  ABBATE,
   HYNDMAN,  COOK, WEPRIN, DINOWITZ, STIRPE, DE LA ROSA, NIOU, SMITH, RA,
   BYRNE, MIKULIN, SILLITTI, BARNWELL, ENGLEBRIGHT, PAULIN, DURSO, STERN,
   McMAHON, GALEF,  MONTESANO,  FERNANDEZ,  PICHARDO,  BICHOTTE HERMELYN,
   LAWLER  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A. TAGUE -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Education -- 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 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.
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                                  472--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC, LAVINE, GRIFFIN, EICHENSTEIN, CYMBROWITZ,
   CARROLL, THIELE, COLTON, CRUZ,  BRAUNSTEIN,  CUSICK,  AUBRY,  EPSTEIN,
   SIMON,   MORINELLO,   TAYLOR,   PHEFFER AMATO,  McDONOUGH,  SEAWRIGHT,
   B. MILLER, DeSTEFANO, NORRIS, SMULLEN,  L. ROSENTHAL,  RAMOS,  ABBATE,
   HYNDMAN, COOK, WEPRIN, DINOWITZ, STIRPE, NIOU, SMITH, RA, BYRNE, MIKU-
   LIN,  SILLITTI,  BARNWELL, ENGLEBRIGHT, PAULIN, DURSO, STERN, McMAHON,
   GALEF, MONTESANO, FERNANDEZ, BICHOTTE HERMELYN,  D. ROSENTHAL,  GLICK,
   LAWLER,  FITZPATRICK,  PALMESANO,  BRABENEC,  JACOBSON, DE LOS SANTOS,
   KELLES, SCHMITT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. TAGUE --  read  once
   and  referred  to  the Committee on Education -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee  --  reference changed to the Committee on Ways and Means --
   recommitted to the Committee on Ways  and  Means  in  accordance  with
   Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
 
 AN  ACT  in  relation  to  authorizing  the commissioner of education to
   conduct a survey regarding instruction 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 public school district superintendent  that  indi-
 cates  instruction related to the Holocaust is provided at all appropri-

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 ate grade levels in compliance with section eight  hundred  one  of  the
 education law.
   § 2. Findings shall include 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.  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 no later than  the  first
 of January one year following the effective date of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 
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                                  472--C
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. ROZIC, WEINSTEIN, LAVINE, GRIFFIN, EICHENSTEIN,
   CYMBROWITZ, CARROLL, THIELE, COLTON, CRUZ, BRAUNSTEIN, CUSICK,  AUBRY,
   EPSTEIN,   SIMON,   MORINELLO,   TAYLOR,   PHEFFER AMATO,   McDONOUGH,
   SEAWRIGHT, B. MILLER, DeSTEFANO, NORRIS, SMULLEN, L. ROSENTHAL, RAMOS,
   ABBATE, HYNDMAN, COOK, WEPRIN,  DINOWITZ,  STIRPE,  NIOU,  SMITH,  RA,
   BYRNE, MIKULIN, SILLITTI, BARNWELL, ENGLEBRIGHT, PAULIN, DURSO, STERN,
   McMAHON, GALEF, MONTESANO, FERNANDEZ, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, D. ROSENTHAL,
   GLICK,  LAWLER,  FITZPATRICK,  PALMESANO,  BRABENEC,  JACOBSON, DE LOS
   SANTOS, KELLES, SCHMITT, K. BROWN, E. BROWN -- Multi-Sponsored  by  --
   M.  of A.   TAGUE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Educa-
   tion -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended  and recommitted to said committee -- reference changed to the
   Committee on Ways and Means -- recommitted to the  Committee  on  Ways
   and  Means  in  accordance  with  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee -- again reported from said  committee  with  amend-
   ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  in  relation  to  authorizing  the commissioner of education to
   conduct a survey regarding instruction 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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 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
 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.