Bill Text: NY S06332 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to establishing an educational program related to the prevention of sexual harassment in schools by contracting with an outside entity who has expertise in sexual harassment training in schools.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S06332 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S06332-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6332

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      June 5, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing an educa-
          tional program related to  the  prevention  of  sexual  harassment  in
          schools

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

     1    Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 57 to read as follows:
     3    57. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to  the  contrary,  and
     4  subject  to  an  appropriation,  the  department  shall contract with an
     5  outside entity who  has  expertise  in  sexual  harassment  training  in
     6  schools  to  establish  a  sexual  harassment  prevention  and education
     7  program overseen by such department. The commissioner  shall  work  with
     8  such  outside  entity,  to  establish and develop an educational program
     9  within such department related to the prevention of sexual harassment in
    10  grades kindergarten  through  twelve.  Such  program  shall  be  further
    11  defined  by  such  commissioner  in  regulation and shall be designed to
    12  educate students, parents and school personnel about the  prevention  of
    13  sexual  harassment  in schools. Such commissioner, in collaboration with
    14  any other stakeholder groups deemed appropriate  by  such  commissioner,
    15  shall develop:
    16    a.  the sexual harassment prevention and education program prepared by
    17  an outside expert organization  into  age-appropriate  model  curriculum
    18  resources,  including  exemplar lesson plans, and best practice instruc-
    19  tional resources for students, parents and school personnel designed  to
    20  prevent  sexual harassment in schools. Such model curriculum, resources,
    21  lesson plans and instructional resources shall include but not be limit-
    22  ed to guidelines and methods of prevention, indicators and warning signs
    23  of sexual harassment, guidelines and methods to prevent  sexual  harass-
    24  ment and how to report complaints of sexual harassment in schools.  Such

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09033-04-9
        S. 6332                             2

     1  model curriculum shall be made available to school boards, school super-
     2  intendents, their equivalents, and teachers for voluntary implementation
     3  in health education classes and in health education coursework;
     4    b.  instructional tools and materials for students, parents and school
     5  personnel, which shall include updated  information  on  how  to  report
     6  sexual harassment in schools, with a review of such information to occur
     7  periodically, at intervals deemed appropriate by such commissioner; and
     8    c.  public availability of all materials related to the sexual harass-
     9  ment education program on such department's website in Spanish,  Creole,
    10  Mandarin, Korean, Bengali and any other language predominantly spoken by
    11  the population of the state.
    12    §  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
    13  the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
    14  addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
    15  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
    16  to be made and completed on or before such effective date.