Bill Text: NY A09844 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Requires the instruction on the importance of Yu Gwan-Sun and her contribution as a globally recognized human rights activist for students in grades 9-12.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-20 - referred to education [A09844 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A09844-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          9844

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 20, 2020
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. KIM -- read once and referred to the Committee on
          Education

        AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring a course of
          study to teach the history of Yu Gwan-Sun and the March  1st  movement
          of Korea

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Yu  Gwan-Sun's
     2  Law".
     3    §  2.  The  education  law is amended by adding a new section 803-c to
     4  read as follows:
     5    § 803-c. Courses of study to teach the life and history of Yu Gwan-Sun
     6  and the independence movement of March first, nineteen hundred  nineteen
     7  against  Japanese  colonial  rule of Korea. 1. All pupils in grades nine
     8  through twelve in all public schools in the state shall receive instruc-
     9  tion on the importance of Yu Gwan-Sun and her contribution as a globally
    10  recognized human rights activist. Such program shall be defined  by  the
    11  commissioner in regulations and be designed to educate students, parents
    12  and  school  personnel  about the importance of recognizing, celebrating
    13  and teaching female human rights activists from diverse  backgrounds  in
    14  grades  nine  through  twelve.  Such  program  shall include, but not be
    15  limited to students and parents. Nothing in this section  shall  prevent
    16  the  department  from  making  model  curriculum  and resource materials
    17  available on the department's website.
    18    2. The commissioner may provide technical assistance to assist in  the
    19  development  of  curricula  for such courses of study which shall be age
    20  appropriate and developed according to the needs and abilities of pupils
    21  at successive grade levels in order to provide awareness and skills.
    22    § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
    23  the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
    24  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
    25  for the implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized
    26  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.
                                                                   LBD15390-01-0
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