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Senate Bill S3537

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires curriculum or instruction in Italian history and civic impact

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2025-S3537 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §819, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S7618

2025-S3537 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires curriculum or instruction in Italian history and civic impact in all public school districts in the state.

2025-S3537 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S3537 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3537
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 28, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BORRELLO -- 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  curriculum
   or instruction in Italian history and civic impact in public schools
 
   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 819 to
 read as follows:
   § 819. ITALIAN HISTORY AND CIVIC IMPACT CURRICULUM OR INSTRUCTION.  1.
 THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ESTABLISH  ITALIAN  HISTORY  AND  CIVIC IMPACT
 CURRICULUM OR INSTRUCTION FOR ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE  STATE.
 THE  CONTENTS OF SUCH CURRICULUM OR INSTRUCTION SHALL BE AGE APPROPRIATE
 AND DEVELOPED ACCORDING TO  THE  NEEDS  AND  ABILITIES  OF  STUDENTS  AT
 SUCCESSIVE  GRADE  LEVELS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ROBUST ITALIAN HISTORY AND
 CIVIC IMPACT INSTRUCTION.  SUCH CONTENTS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE
 LIMITED TO, INSTRUCTION IN THE FOLLOWING:
   A. ITALIAN HISTORY, INCLUDING THE HISTORY OF  ITALIAN  IMMIGRATION  TO
 THE UNITED STATES;
   B.  THE  MOVEMENTS AND POLICIES THAT IMPACTED THE ITALIAN COMMUNITY IN
 THE UNITED STATES;
   C. THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE ITALIAN COMMUNITY IN GOVERNMENT,  THE
 ARTS, HUMANITIES, SCIENCE, AND THE ECONOMIC, CULTURAL, SOCIAL, AND POLI-
 TICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED STATES; AND
   D.  THE  STRUCTURES  AND HISTORICAL EVENTS THAT HAVE LIMITED OR HARMED
 THE ITALIAN COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY PERTAINING TO THE HISTORY  OF  ITALIAN
 IMMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES.
   2.  THE  BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES OF EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL
 PROVIDE APPROPRIATE TRAINING AND CURRICULUM MATERIALS FOR  TEACHERS  WHO
 PROVIDE SUCH INSTRUCTION.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08008-01-5
 S. 3537                             2

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