| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 07, 2026 |
referred to education |
| Feb 25, 2025 |
print number 5405a |
| Feb 25, 2025 |
amend (t) and recommit to education |
| Feb 21, 2025 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S5405A
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 37th Senate District
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) 30th Senate District
(D, WF) 4th Senate District
2025-S5405 - Details
2025-S5405 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5405
SPONSOR: HARCKHAM
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing model
hate crime materials for school districts
PURPOSE:
Requires creating model hate crime awareness materials which schools or
school districts may choose to adopt, in entirety or any component ther-
eof.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 creates new section 804-e of the education law creating model
hate crime awareness materials. The commissioner in consulta- tion
with the Division of Human Rights and any other appropriate agency
shall establish hate crime awareness materials for school districts,
including but not limited to instruction on what discrimination, reli-
gious intolerance including anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim bias might look
2025-S5405 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5405
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 21, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sens. HARCKHAM, MAYER, ADDABBO, CLEARE, MARTINEZ, PARKER,
WEBER -- 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 establishing model
hate crime materials for school districts
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. MODEL HATE CRIME AWARENESS MATERIALS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER, IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE DIVISION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE
AGENCY, SHALL ESTABLISH MODEL MATERIALS ON HATE CRIME AWARENESS FOR
ELECTIVE ADOPTION BY SCHOOLS OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE MODEL HATE CRIME
AWARENESS MATERIALS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, INSTRUCTION
ON WHAT DISCRIMINATION AND RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE, INCLUDING ANTI-SEMI-
TISM AND ISLAMOPHOBIA, MIGHT LOOK LIKE AS WELL AS THE POSITIVE ACTIONS
STUDENTS CAN TAKE TO PROMOTE ACCEPTANCE, INCLUSION, AND THE DIVERSITY OF
THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE CONTENT OF SUCH MATERIALS SHALL BE AGE APPROPRI-
ATE AND SHALL BE DEVELOPED ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS AND ABILITIES OF
PUPILS AT SUCCESSIVE GRADE LEVELS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SKILLS, INFORMA-
TION, AND GUIDANCE TO AID IN HATE CRIME AWARENESS.
2. SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY ADOPT THE MODEL HATE CRIME AWARE-
NESS MATERIALS CREATED BY THIS SECTION, OR ANY COMPONENT THEREOF, IN ANY
MANNER THE SCHOOL OR SCHOOL DISTRICT DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
the date upon which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately,
the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
sary 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.
LBD01604-02-5
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 37th Senate District
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) 30th Senate District
(D) 34th Senate District
2025-S5405A (ACTIVE) - Details
2025-S5405A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5405A
SPONSOR: HARCKHAM
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring hate crime
awareness curriculum or instruction for school districts
PURPOSE::
Requires creating model hate crime awareness materials which schools or
school districts may choose to adopt, in entirety or any component ther-
eof.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS::
Section 1 creates new section 804-e of the education law creating model
hate crime awareness materials. The commissioner in consultation with
the Division of Human Rights and any other appropriate agency shall
establish hate crime awareness materials for school districts, including
but not limited to instruction on what discrimination, religious intol-
erance including anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim bias might look like in a
2025-S5405A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5405--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 21, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sens. HARCKHAM, MAYER, ADDABBO, CLEARE, MARTINEZ, PARKER,
WEBER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
committed to the Committee on Education -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring hate crime
awareness curriculum or instruction for school districts
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. HATE CRIME AWARENESS CURRICULUM OR INSTRUCTION. 1. THE
COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DIVISION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND ANY
OTHER APPROPRIATE AGENCY, SHALL ESTABLISH HATE CRIME AWARENESS CURRIC-
ULUM OR INSTRUCTION FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
INSTRUCTION ON WHAT DISCRIMINATION AND RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE, INCLUDING
ANTI-SEMITISM AND ISLAMOPHOBIA, MIGHT LOOK LIKE AS WELL AS THE POSITIVE
ACTIONS STUDENTS CAN TAKE TO PROMOTE ACCEPTANCE, INCLUSION, AND THE
DIVERSITY OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE CONTENT OF SUCH CURRICULUM OR
INSTRUCTION MAY BE VARIED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PARTICULAR SCHOOL
DISTRICTS, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, AND NEED NOT BE UNIFORM THROUGHOUT THE
STATE. THE CONTENT OF SUCH CURRICULUM OR INSTRUCTION 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, INFOR-
MATION, AND GUIDANCE TO AID IN HATE CRIME AWARENESS.
2. SCHOOLS MAY INCLUDE THE CURRICULUM OR INSTRUCTION REQUIRED BY THIS
SECTION AS A COMPONENT OF ITS SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM OR IN ANY OTHER
MANNER THE SCHOOL DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
the date upon which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately,
the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
sary 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
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