NY State Senate Bill 2021-S6725

Senate Bill S6725

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents relating to the adoption of instruction on dating violence

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2021-S6725 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6786
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: A6972
2017-2018: A6155
2019-2020: S5194, A7023
2023-2024: S1566

2021-S6725 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents relating to the adoption of age-appropriate instruction on dating violence for students in grades seven through twelve.

2021-S6725 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6725

SPONSOR: SALAZAR
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the commis-
sioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents
relating to the adoption of instruction on dating violence for students
in grades seven through twelve

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to require the Commissioner of Education to
make recommendations to the Board of Regents relating to the adoption of
instruction on dating violence for students in grades seven through
twelve.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Jessica Tush
Act.

Section 2. § 305 of the Education Law is amended by adding a new subdi-
vision 53.

Section 3. Provides for an immediate effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

At the recommendation of the Commissioner of Education to the Board of
Regents, upon adoption, this bill would add age-appropriate dating
violence education in the annual school curriculum for students in
grades seven through twelve Statistics show that one in three female
teenagers have feared for their physical safety in a dating relation-
ship. Technologies such as texting and social media sites can foster
oppressive and emotionally abusive relationships. Adding instruction on
dating violence into the annual curriculum will help to provide for
healthier and safer relationships in the teen years.

This legislation shall be known as the "Jessica Tush Act."

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2020: A.7023 - Died in Education/S.5194 Died in Education

2018: A.6155 - Died in Education.

2016: A.6972 - Died in Education/S.5734 -Died in Education.

2014: A.518 - Died in Education/S.4860 - Died in Education;

2012: A.4596 - Died in Education/S.708 - Died in Education;

2010: A.10206 - Died in Education/S.7131 - Died in Education

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

Minimal.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S6725 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6725
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SALAZAR -- 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 the  commis-
   sioner  of  education  to make recommendations to the board of regents
   relating to  the  adoption  of  instruction  on  dating  violence  for
   students in grades seven through twelve
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Short title. This act shall be known and may be  cited  as
 the "Jessica Tush act".
   §  2.    Section  305  of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 57 to read as follows:
   57. A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  MAKE  RECOMMENDATIONS  TO  THE  REGENTS
 RELATING  TO THE ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTION ON DATING VIOLENCE THAT IS AGE-
 APPROPRIATE INTO THE ANNUAL CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK FOR STUDENTS IN  GRADES
 SEVEN  THROUGH TWELVE AND WHICH SHALL BE INCORPORATED INTO VARIOUS CLASS
 SUBJECTS, INCLUDING HEALTH.
   B. PRIOR TO MAKING THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE REGENTS, THE COMMISSION-
 ER SHALL:
   (I) SEEK  THE  RECOMMENDATIONS  OF  TEACHERS,  SCHOOL  ADMINISTRATORS,
 TEACHER  EDUCATORS AND OTHERS WITH EDUCATIONAL EXPERTISE IN THE PROPOSED
 CURRICULUM;
   (II) SEEK COMMENT FROM PARENTS, STUDENTS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES;
   (III) CONSIDER THE AMOUNT OF INSTRUCTIONAL TIME SUCH  CURRICULUM  WILL
 REQUIRE  AND WHETHER SUCH TIME WOULD DETRACT FROM OTHER MANDATED COURSES
 OF STUDY;
   (IV) CONSIDER THE FISCAL IMPACT, IF  ANY,  ON  THE  STATE  AND  SCHOOL
 DISTRICTS; AND
   (V) CONSIDER ANY ADDITIONAL FACTORS THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS RELEVANT.
   C.  NO  LATER THAN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE

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

                                                            LBD01397-01-1

 S. 6725                             2
 
 REGENTS TO EITHER ADOPT AND PROMULGATE APPROPRIATE RULES AND REGULATIONS
 IMPLEMENTING SUCH CURRICULUM OR TO REJECT  THE  IMPLEMENTATION  OF  SUCH
 CURRICULUM. UPON RECEIVING A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSIONER PURSU-
 ANT  TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  THE  REGENTS SHALL VOTE TO EITHER ACCEPT OR
 REJECT THE COMMISSIONER'S RECOMMENDATION NO LATER THAN SIXTY DAYS  AFTER
 RECEIVING SUCH RECOMMENDATION.
   D.  IF  THE  REGENTS ADOPT SUCH CURRICULUM, THE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENT
 SHALL TAKE EFFECT NO LATER THAN THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR AFTER SUCH  CURRIC-
 ULUM HAS BEEN ADOPTED.
   E.  IF  THE  REGENTS  REJECT  SUCH  CURRICULUM, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
 PROVIDE A REPORT AS TO THE DETERMINATION OF THE REGENTS TO THE GOVERNOR,
 THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE  ASSEMBLY  AND
 THE  CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES ON EDUCATION PROVIDING
 THE REASONS FOR SUCH REJECTION NOT LATER  THAN  THIRTY  DAYS  AFTER  THE
 REGENTS REJECT SUCH CURRICULUM.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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