Bill Text: NY A07141 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that the education commissioner, in cooperation with the board of regents, is directed to establish programs in primary and secondary schools of instruction regarding child abuse and domestic violence; instruction shall include, but not be limited to, recognition of the signs and effects of such violence and the potential for an individual to be a possible batterer, abuser or victim.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to education [A07141 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A07141-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7141
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    April 13, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. J. MILLER, CALHOUN, GRAF -- Multi-Sponsored by --
         M.  of  A.  BUTLER, CASTELLI, CROUCH, FINCH, HAYES, SAYWARD, THIELE --
         read once and referred to the Committee on Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to mandating  instruction
         in secondary schools regarding domestic violence
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section  812-a
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 812-A. INSTRUCTION FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS REGARD-
    4  ING  CHILD ABUSE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE COMMISSIONER, IN COOPERATION
    5  WITH THE BOARD OF REGENTS, IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO  ESTABLISH  AND
    6  DEVELOP PROGRAMS IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF INSTRUCTION REGARD-
    7  ING  CHILD  ABUSE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. SUCH INSTRUCTION SHALL INCLUDE,
    8  BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A RECOGNITION OF THE SIGNS AND EFFECTS OF  DOMES-
    9  TIC  VIOLENCE,  AND AWARENESS OF THE POTENTIAL FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO BE A
   10  POSSIBLE BATTERER, ABUSER OR VICTIM.
   11    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08202-01-1