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Assembly Bill A9371

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner to establish domestic violence awareness curriculum or instruction to be available in school districts; age appropriate

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2023-A9371 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §804-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8497
2019-2020: A2940
2021-2022: A5065
2025-2026: A5691

2023-A9371 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner to establish domestic violence awareness curriculum or instruction for school districts; requires content to be age appropriate.

2023-A9371 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9371
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 6, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. SOLAGES, VANEL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  requiring  domestic
   violence awareness curriculum or instruction
 
   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.  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE AWARENESS CURRICULUM OR INSTRUCTION.  1.
 THE  COMMISSIONER,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE  STATE  OFFICE  FOR  THE
 PREVENTION  OF  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE,  THE  OFFICE  OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY
 SERVICES, AND ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE  AGENCY,  SHALL  ESTABLISH  DOMESTIC
 VIOLENCE  AWARENESS  CURRICULUM OR INSTRUCTION FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE
 CONTENTS MAY BE VARIED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PARTICULAR SCHOOL DISTRICTS,
 OR PORTIONS THEREOF, AND NEED NOT BE UNIFORM THROUGHOUT THE  STATE.  THE
 CONTENT SHALL BE AGE APPROPRIATE AND SHALL BE DEVELOPED ACCORDING TO THE
 NEEDS  AND  ABILITIES  OF  PUPILS AT SUCCESSIVE GRADE LEVELS IN ORDER TO
 PROVIDE SKILLS, INFORMATION, AND SUPPORT TO  AID  IN  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE
 AWARENESS.
   2.  SCHOOLS  MAY  INCLUDE  THE  ABOVE  MATERIALS AS A COMPONENT OF ITS
 HEALTH CURRICULUM OR ANY OTHER WAY THE SCHOOL DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14593-01-4

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