NY State Assembly Bill 2021-A808B

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Jan 05, 2022	referred to education
Apr 27, 2021	print number 808b
Apr 27, 2021	amend and recommit to education
Apr 12, 2021	print number 808a
Apr 12, 2021	amend and recommit to education
Jan 06, 2021	referred to education

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2021-A808 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S1929
Current Committee:: Assembly Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add & amd §804-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: A10718
2023-2024: A4375, S351

2021-A808 - Summary

Requires school districts and charter schools to include instruction on the political, economic, and social contributions, and lifeways of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual people, in an appropriate place in the curriculum of middle school and high school students.

2021-A808 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    808
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. O'DONNELL, SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to inclusive instruction
   and instructional materials; and providing for the repeal  of  certain
   provisions upon expiration thereof

   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  804-e
 to read as follows:
   §  804-E. INCLUSIVE CURRICULUM OR INSTRUCTION. 1. SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND
 CHARTER SCHOOLS SHALL INCLUDE INSTRUCTION ON  THE  POLITICAL,  ECONOMIC,
 AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS, AND LIFEWAYS OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS-
 GENDER,  AND  QUEER PEOPLE, IN AN APPROPRIATE PLACE IN THE CURRICULUM OF
 MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
   2. SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS SHALL HAVE POLICIES AND PROCE-
 DURES IN PLACE PERTAINING TO THE SELECTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS TO
 IMPLEMENT THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION.  WHEN
 ADOPTING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR USE IN THE SCHOOLS OF THE DISTRICT,
 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS SHALL ADOPT INCLUSIVE INSTRUCTIONAL
 MATERIALS  THAT  PORTRAY  THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC DIVERSITY OF SOCIETY
 INCLUDING THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS,  AND  LIFE-
 WAYS  OF  LESBIAN,  GAY,  BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUEER PEOPLE, WHERE
 APPROPRIATE.
   3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   A. THE TERM "GAY" MEANS A MAN OR  A  MALE  INDIVIDUAL  WHOSE  ENDURING
 PHYSICAL,  ROMANTIC,  OR  EMOTIONAL ATTRACTION IS TO ANOTHER MAN OR MALE
 INDIVIDUAL.
   B. THE TERM "LESBIAN" MEANS A WOMAN OR FEMALE INDIVIDUAL WHOSE  ENDUR-
 ING  PHYSICAL,  ROMANTIC, OR EMOTIONAL ATTRACTION IS TO ANOTHER WOMAN OR
 FEMALE INDIVIDUAL.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02376-01-1

 A. 808                              2
 
   C. THE TERM "BISEXUAL" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO  HAS  THE  CAPACITY  TO
 FORM  ENDURING  PHYSICAL,  ROMANTIC,  OR EMOTIONAL ATTRACTION TO ANOTHER
 INDIVIDUAL OF THE SAME SEX OR GENDER  OR  TO  ANOTHER  INDIVIDUAL  OF  A
 DIFFERENT  SEX  OR  GENDER.  BISEXUAL  INDIVIDUALS  MAY  EXPERIENCE SUCH
 ATTRACTION  IN  DIFFERING WAYS AND DEGREES OVER THEIR LIFETIME. BISEXUAL
 INDIVIDUALS DO NOT NEED TO HAVE SPECIFIC SEXUAL EXPERIENCES OR HAVE  HAD
 ANY SEXUAL EXPERIENCE AT ALL TO HAVE A SEXUAL ORIENTATION OF BISEXUAL.
   D.  THE  TERM "ASSIGNED GENDER" MEANS THE BINARY GENDER CLASSIFICATION
 OF MALE OR FEMALE THAT CORRESPONDS TO THE SEX OF MALE OR FEMALE.
   E. THE TERM "TRANSGENDER" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHOSE IDENTIFIED  GENDER
 DOES NOT MATCH THEIR ASSIGNED GENDER.
   F.  THE  TERM  "QUEER"  MEANS  AN  INDIVIDUAL THAT DOES NOT CONFORM TO
 SOCIAL GENDER NORMS OR SOCIAL SEXUALITY NORMS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO, GENDER EXPRESSION AND  IDENTITY,  AND  GAY,  LESBIAN,  BISEXUAL,  OR
 TRANSGENDER SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS.
   G.  THE TERM "LIFEWAYS" MEANS THE CUSTOMARY MANNER OF LIVING OR WAY OF
 LIFE.
   §  2.  Section  804-e of the education law, as added by section one of
 this act, is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. A. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED A TASK FORCE TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMEN-
 DATIONS ON POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND BEST PRACTICES FOR THE SELECTION AND
 ADOPTION OF INCLUSIVE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.
   B. THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE COMPOSED OF ELEVEN MEMBERS TO BE  APPOINTED
 AS FOLLOWS:
   (I) TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR;
   (II)  TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE
 SENATE;
   (III) TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY;
   (IV) ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED  BY  THE  MINORITY  LEADER  OF  THE
 SENATE;
   (V) ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEM-
 BLY;
   (VI)  TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE CHANCELLOR OF THE BOARD OF
 REGENTS; AND
   (VII) ONE MEMBER SHALL BE THE COMMISSIONER OR APPOINTED DESIGNEE THER-
 EOF WHO SHALL SERVE AS CHAIRPERSON OF THE TASK FORCE.
   C. ALL APPOINTMENTS TO THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN
 ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION.
 VACANCIES  IN  THE  MEMBERSHIP  OF THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE FILLED WITHIN
 THIRTY DAYS IN THE  SAME  MANNER  PROVIDED  FOR  ORIGINAL  APPOINTMENTS.
 APPOINTED MEMBERS SHALL BE CHOSEN WITH DUE REGARD TO BROAD ETHNIC DIVER-
 SITY AND SHALL HAVE A DEMONSTRATED EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND IN THE HISTORY
 OF  THE  POLITICAL,  ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS, AND LIFEWAYS OF
 LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUEER PEOPLE.
   D. THE MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE SHALL SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION  BUT
 SHALL  BE  REIMBURSED FOR NECESSARY EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE
 OF THEIR DUTIES.
   E. THE TASK FORCE SHALL STUDY AND PREPARE A REPORT ON POLICIES, PROCE-
 DURES AND BEST PRACTICES TO PROVIDE AN INCLUSIVE CURRICULUM ON THE POLI-
 TICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS, AND LIFEWAYS OF LESBIAN, GAY,
 BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUEER PEOPLE.   THE REPORT  PREPARED  BY  THE
 TASK  FORCE  SHALL  BE  USED  BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS TO
 CREATE THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION  TWO
 OF THIS SECTION TO SELECT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS TO IMPLEMENT AN INCLU-
 SIVE  CURRICULUM  ON  THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS,
 AND LIFEWAYS OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND  QUEER  PEOPLE.

 A. 808                              3
 
 THE  REPORT  SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT
 OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF  THE  ASSEMBLY,  THE  CHAIRPERSON  OF  THE
 SENATE  COMMITTEE  ON EDUCATION, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE
 ON NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
 EDUCATION,  THE BOARD OF REGENTS, AND THE COMMISSIONER AND SHALL BE MADE
 AVAILABLE TO ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS WITHIN THE  STATE,
 NO  LATER THAN ONE YEAR AFTER ALL INITIAL APPOINTMENTS TO THE TASK FORCE
 HAVE BEEN MADE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021 and shall apply to school
 years commencing on or after such  date,  provided,  however,  that  the
 amendments  to section 804-e of the education law made by section two of
 this act shall expire and be deemed repealed 2 years  after  such  date.
 Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
 or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
 tive  date  are  authorized  and directed to be made and completed on or
 before such effective date.

co-Sponsors

2021-A808A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S1929
Current Committee:: Assembly Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add & amd §804-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: A10718
2023-2024: A4375, S351

2021-A808A - Summary

2021-A808A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  808--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. O'DONNELL, SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to
   the  Committee  on  Education  --  committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to inclusive  instruction
   and  instructional  materials; and providing for the repeal of certain
   provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   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 804-e
 to read as follows:
   § 804-E. INCLUSIVE CURRICULUM OR INSTRUCTION. 1. SCHOOL DISTRICTS  AND
 CHARTER  SCHOOLS  SHALL  INCLUDE INSTRUCTION ON THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC,
 AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS, AND LIFEWAYS OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS-
 GENDER, QUEER, AND INTERSEX PEOPLE,  IN  AN  APPROPRIATE  PLACE  IN  THE
 CURRICULUM OF MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
   2. SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS SHALL HAVE POLICIES AND PROCE-
 DURES IN PLACE PERTAINING TO THE SELECTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS TO
 IMPLEMENT  THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF THIS SECTION. WHEN
 ADOPTING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR USE IN THE SCHOOLS OF THE DISTRICT,
 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS SHALL ADOPT INCLUSIVE INSTRUCTIONAL
 MATERIALS THAT PORTRAY THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC  DIVERSITY  OF  SOCIETY
 INCLUDING  THE  POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS, AND LIFE-
 WAYS OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, AND INTERSEX PEOPLE,
 WHERE APPROPRIATE.
   3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   A. THE TERM "GAY" MEANS A MAN OR  A  MALE  INDIVIDUAL  WHOSE  ENDURING
 PHYSICAL,  ROMANTIC,  OR  EMOTIONAL ATTRACTION IS TO ANOTHER MAN OR MALE
 INDIVIDUAL.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02376-04-1

 A. 808--A                           2
 
   B. THE TERM "LESBIAN" MEANS A WOMAN OR FEMALE INDIVIDUAL WHOSE  ENDUR-
 ING  PHYSICAL,  ROMANTIC, OR EMOTIONAL ATTRACTION IS TO ANOTHER WOMAN OR
 FEMALE INDIVIDUAL.
   C.  THE  TERM  "BISEXUAL"  MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS THE CAPACITY TO
 FORM ENDURING PHYSICAL, ROMANTIC, OR  EMOTIONAL  ATTRACTION  TO  ANOTHER
 INDIVIDUAL  OF  THE  SAME  SEX  OR  GENDER OR TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL OF A
 DIFFERENT SEX  OR  GENDER.  BISEXUAL  INDIVIDUALS  MAY  EXPERIENCE  SUCH
 ATTRACTION  IN  DIFFERING WAYS AND DEGREES OVER THEIR LIFETIME. BISEXUAL
 INDIVIDUALS DO NOT NEED TO HAVE SPECIFIC SEXUAL EXPERIENCES OR HAVE  HAD
 ANY SEXUAL EXPERIENCE AT ALL TO HAVE A SEXUAL ORIENTATION OF BISEXUAL.
   D.  THE  TERM "ASSIGNED GENDER" MEANS THE BINARY GENDER CLASSIFICATION
 OF MALE OR FEMALE THAT CORRESPONDS TO THE SEX ASSIGNED AT BIRTH OF  MALE
 OR FEMALE.
   E.  THE TERM "TRANSGENDER" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHOSE IDENTIFIED GENDER
 DOES NOT MATCH THEIR ASSIGNED GENDER.
   F. THE TERM "QUEER" MEANS AN  INDIVIDUAL  THAT  DOES  NOT  CONFORM  TO
 SOCIAL GENDER NORMS OR SOCIAL SEXUALITY NORMS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO,  GENDER  EXPRESSION  AND  IDENTITY,  AND  GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, OR
 TRANSGENDER SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS.
   G. THE TERM "INTERSEX" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL BORN WITH  ANY  OF  SEVERAL
 VARIATIONS  IN  SEX  CHARACTERISTICS  INCLUDING CHROMOSOMES, GONADS, SEX
 HORMONES, OR GENITALS THAT DO NOT FIT THE TYPICAL DEFINITIONS  FOR  MALE
 OR FEMALE BODIES.
   H.  THE TERM "LIFEWAYS" MEANS THE CUSTOMARY MANNER OF LIVING OR WAY OF
 LIFE.
   §  2.  Section  804-e of the education law, as added by section one of
 this act, is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. A. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED A TASK FORCE TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMEN-
 DATIONS ON POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND BEST PRACTICES FOR THE SELECTION AND
 ADOPTION OF INCLUSIVE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.
   B. THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE COMPOSED OF ELEVEN MEMBERS TO BE  APPOINTED
 AS FOLLOWS:
   (I) TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR;
   (II)  TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE
 SENATE;
   (III) TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY;
   (IV) ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED  BY  THE  MINORITY  LEADER  OF  THE
 SENATE;
   (V) ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEM-
 BLY;
   (VI)  TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE CHANCELLOR OF THE BOARD OF
 REGENTS; AND
   (VII) ONE MEMBER SHALL BE THE COMMISSIONER OR APPOINTED DESIGNEE THER-
 EOF WHO SHALL SERVE AS CHAIRPERSON OF THE TASK FORCE.
   C. ALL APPOINTMENTS TO THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN
 ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION.
 VACANCIES  IN  THE  MEMBERSHIP  OF THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE FILLED WITHIN
 THIRTY DAYS IN THE  SAME  MANNER  PROVIDED  FOR  ORIGINAL  APPOINTMENTS.
 APPOINTED MEMBERS SHALL BE CHOSEN WITH DUE REGARD TO BROAD ETHNIC, SEXU-
 AL  ORIENTATION,  AND  GENDER IDENTITY DIVERSITY AND SHALL HAVE A DEMON-
 STRATED EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND IN THE HISTORY OF THE POLITICAL,  ECONOM-
 IC,  AND  SOCIAL  CONTRIBUTIONS, AND LIFEWAYS OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL,
 TRANSGENDER, QUEER, AND INTERSEX PEOPLE.
   D. THE MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE SHALL SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION  BUT
 SHALL  BE  REIMBURSED FOR NECESSARY EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE
 OF THEIR DUTIES.

 A. 808--A                           3
 
   E. THE TASK FORCE SHALL STUDY AND PREPARE A REPORT ON POLICIES, PROCE-
 DURES AND BEST PRACTICES TO PROVIDE AN INCLUSIVE CURRICULUM ON THE POLI-
 TICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS, AND LIFEWAYS OF LESBIAN, GAY,
 BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, AND INTERSEX PEOPLE.  THE REPORT  PREPARED
 BY  THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE USED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS
 TO CREATE THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REQUIRED PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION
 TWO  OF  THIS  SECTION TO SELECT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS TO IMPLEMENT AN
 INCLUSIVE CURRICULUM ON THE POLITICAL,  ECONOMIC,  AND  SOCIAL  CONTRIB-
 UTIONS,  AND LIFEWAYS OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, AND
 INTERSEX PEOPLE. THE REPORT SHALL BE  SUBMITTED  TO  THE  GOVERNOR,  THE
 TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE,  THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE
 CHAIRPERSON OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE
 SENATE COMMITTEE ON NEW YORK CITY  EDUCATION,  THE  CHAIRPERSON  OF  THE
 ASSEMBLY  COMMITTEE  ON EDUCATION, THE BOARD OF REGENTS, AND THE COMMIS-
 SIONER AND SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS  AND  CHARTER
 SCHOOLS  WITHIN  THE  STATE,  NO  LATER  THAN ONE YEAR AFTER ALL INITIAL
 APPOINTMENTS TO THE TASK FORCE HAVE BEEN MADE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021 and shall apply to school
 years commencing on or after such  date,  provided,  however,  that  the
 amendments  to section 804-e of the education law made by section two of
 this act shall expire and be deemed repealed 2 years  after  such  date.
 Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
 or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
 tive  date  are  authorized  to  be made and completed on or before such
 effective date.

co-Sponsors

2021-A808B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S1929
Current Committee:: Assembly Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add & amd §804-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: A10718
2023-2024: A4375, S351

2021-A808B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-A808B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  808--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. O'DONNELL, SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to
   the  Committee  on  Education  --  committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to inclusive  instruction
   and  instructional  materials; and providing for the repeal of certain
   provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   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 804-e
 to read as follows:
   § 804-E. INCLUSIVE CURRICULUM OR INSTRUCTION. 1. SCHOOL DISTRICTS  AND
 CHARTER  SCHOOLS  SHALL  INCLUDE INSTRUCTION ON THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC,
 AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS, AND LIFEWAYS OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS-
 GENDER, QUEER, INTERSEX, AND ASEXUAL PEOPLE, IN AN APPROPRIATE PLACE  IN
 THE CURRICULUM OF MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
   2. SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS SHALL HAVE POLICIES AND PROCE-
 DURES IN PLACE PERTAINING TO THE SELECTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS TO
 IMPLEMENT  THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF THIS SECTION. WHEN
 ADOPTING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR USE IN THE SCHOOLS OF THE DISTRICT,
 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS SHALL ADOPT INCLUSIVE INSTRUCTIONAL
 MATERIALS THAT PORTRAY THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC  DIVERSITY  OF  SOCIETY
 INCLUDING  THE  POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS, AND LIFE-
 WAYS OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, INTERSEX, AND ASEXU-
 AL PEOPLE, WHERE APPROPRIATE.
   3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   A. THE TERM "GAY" MEANS A MAN OR  A  MALE  INDIVIDUAL  WHOSE  ENDURING
 PHYSICAL,  ROMANTIC,  OR  EMOTIONAL ATTRACTION IS TO ANOTHER MAN OR MALE
 INDIVIDUAL.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02376-06-1

 A. 808--B                           2
 
   B. THE TERM "LESBIAN" MEANS A WOMAN OR FEMALE INDIVIDUAL WHOSE  ENDUR-
 ING  PHYSICAL,  ROMANTIC, OR EMOTIONAL ATTRACTION IS TO ANOTHER WOMAN OR
 FEMALE INDIVIDUAL.
   C.  THE  TERM  "BISEXUAL"  MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS THE CAPACITY TO
 FORM ENDURING PHYSICAL, ROMANTIC, OR  EMOTIONAL  ATTRACTION  TO  ANOTHER
 INDIVIDUAL  OF  THE  SAME  SEX  OR  GENDER OR TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL OF A
 DIFFERENT SEX  OR  GENDER.  BISEXUAL  INDIVIDUALS  MAY  EXPERIENCE  SUCH
 ATTRACTION  IN  DIFFERING WAYS AND DEGREES OVER THEIR LIFETIME. BISEXUAL
 INDIVIDUALS DO NOT NEED TO HAVE SPECIFIC SEXUAL EXPERIENCES OR HAVE  HAD
 ANY SEXUAL EXPERIENCE AT ALL TO HAVE A SEXUAL ORIENTATION OF BISEXUAL.
   D.  THE TERM "ASSIGNED SEX" MEANS THE CLASSIFICATION OF MALE, FEMALE ,
 OR INTERSEX ASSIGNED AT BIRTH THAT CORRESPONDS TO THE BIOLOGICAL DIFFER-
 ENCES BETWEEN MALES, FEMALES, OR INTERSEX PEOPLE SUCH AS  GENITALIA  AND
 GENETIC DIFFERENCES.
   E.  THE TERM "TRANSGENDER" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHOSE IDENTIFIED GENDER
 DOES NOT MATCH THEIR ASSIGNED SEX AT BIRTH.
   F. THE TERM "QUEER" MEANS AN  INDIVIDUAL  THAT  DOES  NOT  CONFORM  TO
 SOCIAL GENDER NORMS OR SOCIAL SEXUALITY NORMS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, AND GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, OR TRANS-
 GENDER SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS.
   G.  THE  TERM  "INTERSEX" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL BORN WITH ANY OF SEVERAL
 VARIATIONS IN SEX CHARACTERISTICS  INCLUDING  CHROMOSOMES,  GONADS,  SEX
 HORMONES,  OR  GENITALS THAT DO NOT FIT THE TYPICAL DEFINITIONS FOR MALE
 OR FEMALE BODIES.
   H. THE TERM "ASEXUAL" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS A  LACK  OF  SEXUAL
 ATTRACTION  TO  OTHER  INDIVIDUALS OR HAS A LOW OR ABSENT INTEREST IN OR
 DESIRE FOR SEXUAL ACTIVITY.
   I. THE TERM "LIFEWAYS" MEANS THE CUSTOMARY MANNER OF LIVING OR WAY  OF
 LIFE.
   J. THE TERM "GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION" MEANS A PERSON'S ACTUAL OR
 PERCEIVED  GENDER-RELATED IDENTITY, APPEARANCE, BEHAVIOR, EXPRESSION, OR
 OTHER GENDER-RELATED CHARACTERISTIC REGARDLESS OF THE  SEX  ASSIGNED  TO
 THAT PERSON AT BIRTH, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE STATUS OF BEING
 TRANSGENDER.
   §  2.  Section  804-e of the education law, as added by section one of
 this act, is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. A. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED A TASK FORCE TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMEN-
 DATIONS ON POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND BEST PRACTICES FOR THE SELECTION AND
 ADOPTION OF INCLUSIVE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.
   B. THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE COMPOSED OF ELEVEN MEMBERS TO BE  APPOINTED
 AS FOLLOWS:
   (I) TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR;
   (II)  TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE
 SENATE;
   (III) TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY;
   (IV) ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED  BY  THE  MINORITY  LEADER  OF  THE
 SENATE;
   (V) ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEM-
 BLY;
   (VI)  TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE CHANCELLOR OF THE BOARD OF
 REGENTS; AND
   (VII) ONE MEMBER SHALL BE THE COMMISSIONER OR APPOINTED DESIGNEE THER-
 EOF WHO SHALL SERVE AS CHAIRPERSON OF THE TASK FORCE.
   C. ALL APPOINTMENTS TO THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN
 ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION.
 VACANCIES  IN  THE  MEMBERSHIP  OF THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE FILLED WITHIN

 A. 808--B                           3
 
 THIRTY DAYS IN THE  SAME  MANNER  PROVIDED  FOR  ORIGINAL  APPOINTMENTS.
 APPOINTED MEMBERS SHALL BE CHOSEN WITH DUE REGARD TO BROAD ETHNIC, SEXU-
 AL  ORIENTATION,  AND  GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION DIVERSITY AND SHALL
 HAVE  A  DEMONSTRATED EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND IN THE HISTORY OF THE POLI-
 TICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS, AND LIFEWAYS OF LESBIAN, GAY,
 BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, INTERSEX, AND ASEXUAL PEOPLE.
   D. THE MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE SHALL SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION  BUT
 SHALL  BE  REIMBURSED FOR NECESSARY EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE
 OF THEIR DUTIES.
   E. THE TASK FORCE SHALL STUDY AND PREPARE A REPORT ON POLICIES, PROCE-
 DURES AND BEST PRACTICES TO PROVIDE AN INCLUSIVE CURRICULUM ON THE POLI-
 TICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS, AND LIFEWAYS OF LESBIAN, GAY,
 BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, INTERSEX, AND ASEXUAL PEOPLE.  THE  REPORT
 PREPARED BY THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE USED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER
 SCHOOLS  TO  CREATE  THE  POLICIES  AND  PROCEDURES REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION TO  SELECT  INSTRUCTIONAL  MATERIALS  TO
 IMPLEMENT AN INCLUSIVE CURRICULUM ON THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL
 CONTRIBUTIONS,  AND  LIFEWAYS  OF  LESBIAN,  GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER,
 QUEER, INTERSEX, AND ASEXUAL PEOPLE. THE REPORT SHALL  BE  SUBMITTED  TO
 THE  GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE
 ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE  SENATE  COMMITTEE  ON  EDUCATION,  THE
 CHAIRPERSON  OF  THE  SENATE  COMMITTEE  ON NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION, THE
 CHAIRPERSON OF  THE  ASSEMBLY  COMMITTEE  ON  EDUCATION,  THE  BOARD  OF
 REGENTS,  AND THE COMMISSIONER AND SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL SCHOOL
 DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS WITHIN THE STATE, NO LATER THAN  ONE  YEAR
 AFTER ALL INITIAL APPOINTMENTS TO THE TASK FORCE HAVE BEEN MADE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021 and shall apply to school
 years  commencing  on  or  after  such date, provided, however, that the
 amendments to section 804-e of the education law made by section two  of
 this  act shall expire and be deemed repealed two years after such date.
 Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
 or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
 tive date are authorized to be made and  completed  on  or  before  such
 effective date.

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Assembly Bill A808B

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