Bill Text: NY S04376 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Makes certain provisions applicable to public schools relating to instruction in civility, citizenship and character education.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S04376 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S04376-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          4376
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                     March 11, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER,  BAILEY,  KENNEDY,  MONTGOMERY,  PERSAUD,
          SANDERS -- 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 making certain
          provisions applicable to public schools  relating  to  instruction  in
          civility, citizenship and character education
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 801-a of the education law, as amended  by  chapter
     2  102 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
     3    § 801-a. Instruction in civility, citizenship and character education.
     4  The  regents  shall  ensure  that  the  course  of instruction in grades
     5  kindergarten through twelve includes a component on  civility,  citizen-
     6  ship  and character education. Such component shall instruct students on
     7  the principles of honesty, tolerance, personal  responsibility,  respect
     8  for  others, with an emphasis on discouraging acts of harassment, bully-
     9  ing, discrimination, observance of laws and rules, courtesy, dignity and
    10  other traits which will enhance the quality of their experiences in, and
    11  contributions to, the community. Such component shall  include  instruc-
    12  tion  of  safe,  responsible use of the internet and electronic communi-
    13  cations. The regents shall determine how to incorporate  such  component
    14  in  existing  curricula  and the commissioner shall promulgate any regu-
    15  lations needed to carry out such determination of the regents.  For  the
    16  purposes  of  this section for courses of instruction in public schools,
    17  "tolerance," "respect for others" and "dignity" shall include  awareness
    18  and  sensitivity to harassment, bullying, discrimination and civility in
    19  the relations of people of different races, weights,  national  origins,
    20  ethnic groups, religions, religious practices, mental or physical abili-
    21  ties, sexual orientations, genders, and sexes.
    22    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04253-01-9
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