NY State Senate Bill 2023-S4159

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

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Jan 03, 2024	referred to education
Feb 03, 2023	referred to education

2023-S4159 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3879
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §817, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S7661
2021-2022: S959, S4405, A9551

2023-S4159 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of education to make a report on the extent of all existing resources and best practices available for swimming instruction classes in public schools and establish a working group on swimming education.

2023-S4159 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S4159

SPONSOR: SANDERS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to reporting on swimming
education in a public school; and providing for the repeal of such
provisions upon the expiration thereof

 
PURPOSE:

This bill would establish a working group to prepare a report of what
resources are available for swimming instruction and safety in public
schools for the purpose to consider: making swim education a requirement
in public schools; various to improve swimming safety; and promote
health and fitness.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Swimming education. a) Within one year of the effective date
of this section, the commissioner shall allocate monies from existing
budgetary resources to inventory and report to the education committee

of the legislature on the extent of all existing resources and best
practices available for swimming instruction classes in public schools.
(b) The commissioner shall establish a working group on swimming educa-
tion which shall be composed of not more than fifteen individuals
representing interested stakeholders. (c) Eighteen months after the
effective date of this section, the working group on swimming education
shall submit a report.

Section 2: Effective day.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Currently, swim education is not a state requirement in New York public
schools. In 2019, there were a series of drownings in Far Rockaway
Beach, Queens, including a 15 year old who was swimming by Beach 88th
Street the evening of Aug. 4. According to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), drowning is the second-leading cause of
unintentional death in children ages 1-14 in the United States.

Only about 24% of American children 6 to 17 years participate in the
recommended 60 minutes of physical activity every day. In the 2018 U.S.
Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, the United
States received a D- in Overall Physical Activity. The report was
prepared by the National Physical Activity Plan Alliance (NPAPA).
According to the: CDC, swimming is America's fourth most popular sports
activity. Swimming is a good way to get regular aerobic physical activ-
ity and can decrease the risk of chronic illnesses. The risk of death
for swimmers is about half compared to inactive people. This bill would
establish a working group to prepare a report of what resources are
available for swimming instruction and safety in public schools.to
promote health and fi.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021-22 REFERRED TO SENATE EDUCATION

2022 referred to education
2020 REFERRED TO SENATE EDUCATION

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the State.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed
repealed six months after the working group on swimming education
reports its findings and recommendations to the legislature pursuant to
subdivision (c) of section 817 of the education law as added by section
one of this act; provided that the commissioner of education shall noti-
fy the legislative bill drafting commission upon the submission of the
report required in subdivision (c) of section 817 of the education law
as added by section one of this act in order that the commission may
maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text
of the laws of the state. of New York in furtherance of effectuating the
provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the
public officers law.

2023-S4159 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4159
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- 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 reporting on  swimming
   education  in  a  public  school; and providing for the repeal of such
   provisions upon the 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 817 to
 read as follows:
   §  817.  SWIMMING EDUCATION. (A) WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE
 OF THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ALLOCATE  MONIES  FROM  EXISTING
 BUDGETARY  RESOURCES  TO INVENTORY AND REPORT TO THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
 OF THE LEGISLATURE ON THE EXTENT OF  ALL  EXISTING  RESOURCES  AND  BEST
 PRACTICES AVAILABLE FOR SWIMMING INSTRUCTION CLASSES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
   (B)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A  WORKING GROUP ON SWIMMING
 EDUCATION WHICH SHALL BE COMPOSED OF NOT MORE THAN  FIFTEEN  INDIVIDUALS
 REPRESENTING INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING:
   (I) THE COMMISSIONER OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE;
   (II)  PHYSICAL  EDUCATION  TEACHERS  WHO TEACH AT ANY GRADE LEVEL FROM
 KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELVE;
   (III) SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS WHO WORK AT AN ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL,  MIDDLE
 SCHOOL OR HIGH SCHOOL;
   (IV) MEMBERS OF SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATIONS;
   (V)  INDIVIDUALS WHO REPRESENT NOT-FOR-PROFIT RECREATIONAL AND FITNESS
 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE;
   (VI) INDIVIDUALS WHO REPRESENT PUBLIC PARK AND RECREATION  DEPARTMENTS
 ACROSS THE STATE; AND
   (VII)  ANY OTHER STAKEHOLDER THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS NECESSARY, INCLUD-
 ING BUT NOT LIMITED  TO,  COMMUNITY  MEMBERS  WHO  ARE  UNDERSERVED  AND
 DISPROPORTIONATELY  IMPACTED  BY  THE  CURRENT  DISTRIBUTION OF SWIMMING
 RESOURCES IN THEIR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07191-01-3

 S. 4159                             2
 
   (C) EIGHTEEN MONTHS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE
 WORKING  GROUP ON SWIMMING EDUCATION SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE EDUCA-
 TION COMMITTEE, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF
 THE ASSEMBLY, OF  SUCH  WORKING  GROUP'S  FINDINGS  AND  RECOMMENDATIONS
 REGARDING  RESOURCES, PERSONNEL AND ANY OTHER COSTS NEEDED TO MAKE SWIM-
 MING INSTRUCTION AVAILABLE IN ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS  FOR  CHILDREN  OF  ALL
 AGES.   SUCH REPORT SHALL CONSIDER THE COMMISSIONER'S REPORT PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed six months after the working group on swimming education
 reports  its findings and recommendations to the legislature pursuant to
 subdivision (c) of section 817 of the education law as added by  section
 one of this act; provided that the commissioner of education shall noti-
 fy  the  legislative bill drafting commission upon the submission of the
 report required in subdivision (c) of section 817 of the  education  law
 as  added  by  section  one of this act in order that the commission may
 maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text
 of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating  the
 provisions  of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the
 public officers law.

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Senate Bill S4159

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

2023-S4159 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S4159 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S4159 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4159 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

James Sanders Jr.

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

2023-S4159 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S4159 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S4159 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4159 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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