STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4070--B 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 27, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BIAGGI, ADDABBO, GIANARIS, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN, JACK- SON, KAPLAN, KENNEDY, LIU, MAYER, METZGER, RAMOS, SERRANO, THOMAS -- 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 committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring a course of study in the prevention of child sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse 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 "Erin's Law". 2 § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 803-b to 3 read as follows: 4 § 803-b. Courses of study in prevention of child sexual exploitation 5 and child sexual abuse. 1. All pupils in grades K-8 in all public 6 schools in the state shall receive instruction designed to prevent child 7 sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse. Such program shall be 8 defined by the commissioner in regulations after consultation with the 9 department of health and be designed to educate students, parents and 10 school personnel about the prevention of child sexual exploitation and 11 child sexual abuse in grades kindergarten through eight. Such program 12 shall include, but not be limited to students and parents. Nothing in 13 this section shall prevent the department from making model curriculum 14 and resource materials available on the department's website. 15 2. The commissioner may provide technical assistance to assist in the 16 development of curricula for such courses of study which shall be age 17 appropriate and developed according to the needs and abilities of pupils 18 at successive grade levels in order to provide awareness, skills, infor- EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01177-06-9S. 4070--B 2 1 mation, self-confidence and support to aid in the prevention of child 2 sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse. 3 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding 4 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the 5 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary 6 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized 7 to be made and completed on or before such effective date.