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A00591 Summary:

BILL NOA00591
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORRosenthal L
 
COSPNSRRozic, Cook, Joyner, Raga
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §805, Ed L
 
Requires instruction in anti-gun violence in all schools.
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A00591 Actions:

BILL NOA00591
 
01/09/2023referred to education
01/03/2024referred to education
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A00591 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A591
 
SPONSOR: Rosenthal L
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring instruction in anti-gun violence in all schools   PURPOSE: This bill requires all schools to include age appropriate instruction on anti-gun violence as part of the education curriculum provided in regu- lar classrooms.   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends the general municipal law by adding a new section 805. Section two sets forth the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: Nationwide firearms are the second leading cause of traumatic death related to a consumer product in the United States and are the second most frequent cause of death overall for Americans ages 15 to 24. Eight young people are killed by gun violence on an average day in the United States and in the New York City Metropolitan area, since the New York City Police Department's 1-866-GUN-STOP program inception in 2001; it has made nearly 5,000 arrests and recovered over 2,700 guns. Gun violence plagues many communities throughout the Empire State with fatal shootings often grabbing local headlines and garnering national attention. For example, in a story headlined "Neighborhood rallies for peace as murders in Morris Heights area up 78 percent this year, crime up, too" that ran-in the New York Daily News on October 11, 2011, it was reported that in the 46th Precinct of the Borough of the Bronx alone, the murder rate went up nearly 78 percent in the prior year with 16 victims as of October 9, 2011 compared to the nine in the same period in 2010. Overall crime in the precinct was up just 5 percent. This legislation would address this pressing issue by requiring all schools to include age appropriate antigun violence instruction as part of classroom curriculum where students will gain a better understanding of the impact of gun violence on their community and implement strate- gies in reducing the issue.   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2021-22: A.2074 - Referred to Education 2019-20: A.1064 - Referred to Education 2017-18: A.2138 - Referred to Education 2015-16: A.4058 - Referred to Education 2013-14: A.8465 - Referred to Education   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None to the State.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This bill shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the date upon which it shall have become a law.
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A00591 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           591
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     January 9, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of A. L. ROSENTHAL, ROZIC, COOK, JOYNER -- read once
          and referred to the Committee on Education
 
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring  instruction
          in anti-gun violence in all schools
 
          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 805 to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 805. Anti-gun violence education. 1. All schools shall include  age-
     4  appropriate  instruction on anti-gun violence as an integral part of the
     5  education provided by regular classroom teachers.
     6    2. The commissioner shall prescribe such rules and regulations regard-
     7  ing instruction on anti-gun violence as the commissioner may deem neces-
     8  sary and desirable for the health and welfare of pupils and the communi-
     9  ty.  The contents may be varied to meet the needs of  particular  school
    10  districts,  or  portions thereof, and need not be uniform throughout the
    11  state, provided, however, that school districts shall utilize either the
    12  curriculum for anti-gun violence instruction prescribed by  the  commis-
    13  sioner  or  a  course  approved  by  the commissioner in accordance with
    14  criteria established by the commissioner.
    15    3. School authorities shall provide the needed  facilities,  time  and
    16  place  for  the  instruction set forth in this section and shall provide
    17  learning aids and curriculum  resource  materials  which  contribute  to
    18  effective teaching methods and learning in anti-gun violence.
    19    §  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
    20  the date upon which it shall have become a law.  Effective  immediately,
    21  the  addition,  amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
    22  sary for the implementation of  this  act  on  its  effective  date  are
    23  authorized to be made on or before such date.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00916-01-3
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