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A09599 Summary:

BILL NOA09599B
 
SAME ASSAME AS S07198-C
 
SPONSORStern
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd 305, Ed L
 
Establishes an educational program related to the prevention of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia bias and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.
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A09599 Actions:

BILL NOA09599B
 
01/27/2020referred to education
02/05/2020amend (t) and recommit to education
02/05/2020print number 9599a
07/08/2020amend (t) and recommit to education
07/08/2020print number 9599b
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A09599 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         9599--B
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 27, 2020
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted
          as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee -- again reported from
          said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and
          recommitted to said committee
 
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing an educa-
          tional  program related to the prevention of anti-Semitism, Islamopho-
          bia bias and discrimination based on  religion,  race,  sexual  orien-
          tation or gender identity or expression
 
          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 59 to read as follows:
     3    59. 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  the  prevention  of  anti-Semitism,
     6  Islamophobia  bias  and  discrimination  based on religion, race, sexual
     7  orientation or gender identity or expression to establish an  anti-Semi-
     8  tism,  Islamophobia  bias  and  discrimination  prevention and education
     9  program overseen by such department. The commissioner  shall  work  with
    10  such  outside  entity,  to  establish and develop an educational program
    11  within such department  related  to  the  prevention  of  anti-Semitism,
    12  Islamophobia  bias  and  discrimination  based on religion, race, sexual
    13  orientation or gender identity  or  expression  in  grades  kindergarten
    14  through  twelve.  Such  program shall be further defined by such commis-
    15  sioner in regulation and shall be designed to educate students,  parents
    16  and school personnel about the prevention of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia
    17  bias  and  discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or
    18  gender identity or expression.  Such commissioner, in collaboration with
    19  any other stakeholder groups deemed appropriate  by  such  commissioner,
    20  shall develop:
    21    a.  the anti-Semitism, Islamophobia bias and discrimination prevention
    22  and education program prepared by an outside  expert  organization  into
    23  age-appropriate  model  curriculum  resources, including exemplar lesson
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14682-08-0

        A. 9599--B                          2
 
     1  plans, and best practice instructional resources for  students,  parents
     2  and  school  personnel  designed  to prevent anti-Semitism, Islamophobia
     3  bias and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual  orientation  or
     4  gender  identity or expression. Such model curriculum, resources, lesson
     5  plans and instructional resources shall include but not  be  limited  to
     6  guidelines  and  methods  of prevention, indicators and warning signs of
     7  anti-Semitism, Islamophobia bias and discrimination based  on  religion,
     8  race,  sexual  orientation  or gender identity or expression, guidelines
     9  and methods to prevent anti-Semitism, Islamophobia  bias  and  discrimi-
    10  nation based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender identity or
    11  expression  and  how to report complaints of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia
    12  bias and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual  orientation  or
    13  gender  identity  or  expression.    Such model curriculum shall be made
    14  available to school boards, school superintendents,  their  equivalents,
    15  and  teachers for voluntary implementation in social studies classes and
    16  in social studies coursework;
    17    b. instructional tools and materials for students, parents and  school
    18  personnel,  which  shall  include  updated  information on how to report
    19  incidents of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia bias and  discrimination  based
    20  on  religion, race, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression,
    21  with a review of such information to occur  periodically,  at  intervals
    22  deemed appropriate by such commissioner; and
    23    c.  public availability of all materials related to the anti-Semitism,
    24  Islamophobia bias and discrimination prevention and education program on
    25  such department's website in Spanish, Creole, Mandarin, Korean,  Bengali
    26  and  any  other  language  predominantly spoken by the population of the
    27  state.
    28    § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
    29  the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
    30  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
    31  for the implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized
    32  to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
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