Senate Bill S130

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes the instruction of sexual abuse and sexual assault prevention in elementary and secondary schools

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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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2009-S130 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §815, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S1667

2009-S130 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the instruction of sexual abuse and sexual assault prevention in elementary and secondary schools; directs the commissioner of education, in conjunction with the office of children and family services, the division of state police and rape crisis educators, to provide and prescribe a course of instruction in sexual abuse and sexual assault prevention, including materials for parents.

2009-S130 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S130 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   130

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SAMPSON -- 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  the  instruction  of
  sexual abuse and sexual assault prevention in elementary and secondary
  schools

  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 815 to
read as follows:
  S 815. INSTRUCTION IN SEXUAL ABUSE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT  PREVENTION.  1.
THE  COMMISSIONER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY
SERVICES, THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE AND  RAPE  CRISIS  EDUCATORS,  IS
HEREBY  DIRECTED  TO  PROVIDE  AND  PRESCRIBE A COURSE OF INSTRUCTION IN
SEXUAL ABUSE AND  SEXUAL  ASSAULT  PREVENTION  FOR  ALL  ELEMENTARY  AND
SECONDARY PUPILS.
  2.  SUCH  PREVENTION CURRICULUM SHALL BE AGE APPROPRIATE FOR ALL PUPIL
AGE GROUPS. THE AGE APPROPRIATENESS OF EACH  LEVEL  OF  SUCH  CURRICULUM
SHALL  BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE
OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE  AND  RAPE
CRISIS  EDUCATORS.  SUCH  CURRICULUM SHALL BE TAUGHT BY EITHER CLASSROOM
TEACHERS OR HEALTH EDUCATION TEACHERS ON AN  ON-GOING  BASIS  THROUGHOUT
THE  SCHOOL  YEAR.  EVERY  INSTRUCTOR  OF SUCH CURRICULUM SHALL ATTEND A
TRAINING CLASS ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH  THE
OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE AND
RAPE CRISIS EDUCATORS.
  3.  SUCH  CURRICULUM  SHALL  ALSO  INCLUDE  EDUCATIONAL  MATERIALS FOR
PARENTS REGARDING HOW TO AID IN KEEPING THEIR CHILDREN SAFE FROM  SEXUAL
ABUSE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.
  S  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.

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

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