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Jan 20, 2023 | referred to education |
senate Bill S2428
Sponsored By
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Michael Gianaris
(D, WF) 12th Senate District
Jessica Ramos
(D, WF) 13th Senate District
Julia Salazar
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
S2428 (ACTIVE) - Details
S2428 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2428 SPONSOR: HOYLMAN-SIGAL TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring LGBT aware- ness curriculum or instruction SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds a new section 804-e to the education law that instructs the commissioner, in consultation with any appropriate agency, to estab- lish curriculum or instruction for school districts in the historical treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and gender non-conform- ing individuals. 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 information, skills, and understanding of the historic treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and gender non-conforming individuals. Schools may include these materials as a component of its social studies curriculum or any other way the school deems appropriate.
S2428 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2428 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 20, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, RAMOS, 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 LGBT aware- ness 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. LGBT AWARENESS CURRICULUM OR INSTRUCTION. 1. THE COMMISSION- ER, IN CONSULTATION WITH ANY APPROPRIATE AGENCY, SHALL ESTABLISH CURRIC- ULUM OR INSTRUCTION FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE HISTORICAL TREATMENT OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NON-CONFORMING INDIVID- UALS. 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 INFORMATION, SKILLS, AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORICAL TREATMENT OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NON-CONFORMING INDIVIDUALS. 2. SCHOOLS MAY INCLUDE THE ABOVE MATERIALS AS A COMPONENT OF ITS SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM OR ANY OTHER WAY THE SCHOOL DEEMS APPROPRIATE. § 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024 and shall apply to school years commencing on or after such date. Effective immediately, the addi- tion, 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. LBD00374-01-3
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