Assembly Bill A8065

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires health education to be taught in high schools regarding the abandoned infant protection program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A8065 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §805, Ed L

2011-A8065 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires health education to be taught in high schools regarding the abandoned infant protection program; requires health teachers to be trained in pregnancy concealment.

2011-A8065 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8065

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 27, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. JEFFRIES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to health education
  regarding the abandoned infant protection program

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 805 to
read as follows:
  S  805.  HEALTH  EDUCATION  REGARDING  THE ABANDONED INFANT PROTECTION
PROGRAM; PREGNANCY CONCEALMENT. 1. ALL  SCHOOLS  SHALL  INCLUDE,  AS  AN
INTEGRAL  PART  OF HEALTH EDUCATION, INSTRUCTION REGARDING THE ABANDONED
INFANT  PROTECTION  PROGRAM  SET  FORTH   IN   SECTION   THREE   HUNDRED
SEVENTY-TWO-G  OF  THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW AND SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION
ABOUT  RESPONSIBLE  PARENTING  AND  THE  AVAILABILITY  OF   CONFIDENTIAL
ADOPTION SERVICES.
  2.  INSTRUCTION  REQUIRED  BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE
INCLUDED IN THE HEALTH EDUCATION PROVIDED FOR ALL HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS AND
SHALL BE TAUGHT BY THE REGULAR CLASSROOM TEACHERS OR BY TEACHERS  CERTI-
FIED  TO  TEACH  HEALTH  EDUCATION.  SUCH  INSTRUCTION SHALL BE DESIGNED
ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS AND ABILITIES OF THE PUPILS AT  SUCCESSIVE  GRADE
LEVELS.
  3.  ALL  HEALTH  TEACHERS  IN  THIS  STATE  SHALL  RECEIVE TRAINING TO
INCREASE AWARENESS OF PREGNANCY CONCEALMENT  AND  TO  IDENTIFY  STUDENTS
THAT  MAY  BE  CONCEALING A PREGNANCY. THE METHOD, MANNER AND CONTENT OF
SUCH TRAINING SHALL BE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED BY THE  DEPARTMENT,  IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND SHALL INCLUDE INSTRUCTION
ON  PROCEDURES  THAT  SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WHEN A STUDENT IS IDENTIFIED AS
POTENTIALLY CONCEALING A PREGNANCY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012; provided, however,  that
effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
tive date is authorized to be made and completed on or before such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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