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Jan 07, 2015 |
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Senate Bill S132
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2015-S132 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §817, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S1985
2011-2012: S269
2013-2014: S561
2017-2018: S4953
2015-S132 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S132 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring a course of instruction in the awareness of hate crimes PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To educate every child in New York State on the issue of hate crimes. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1. Amends the Education Law by adding a new section 817. Requires a course of instruction in the awareness of hate crimes. Directs the Commissioner to provide and proscribe a course of instruction designed to increase awareness of hate crimes. Defines hate crimes as those offenses which are committed based upon the race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, religion, religious practice, age, disability or sexual orientation of the victim. Instruction will include examples of symbols and objects associated with hate crimes and the events and historical significance surrounding such symbols and objects. The instruction will also focus on the moral aspects and legal implications of such offenses and promote attitudes of tolerance and acceptance. Requires the board of education, trustees, principal or other person in charge of every private, public and parochial school in the state to arrange for giving such course of instruction in every school under its or his or
2015-S132 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 132 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- 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 requiring a course of instruction in the awareness of hate crimes 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 817 to read as follows: S 817. COURSE OF INSTRUCTION IN THE AWARENESS OF HATE CRIMES. 1. THE COMMISSIONER IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO PROVIDE AND PRESCRIBE A COURSE OF INSTRUCTION DESIGNED TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE COMMISSION OF HATE CRIMES. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION HATE CRIMES SHALL MEAN OFFENSES WHICH ARE COMMITTED BASED UPON THE RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ANCES- TRY, GENDER, RELIGION, RELIGIOUS PRACTICE, AGE, DISABILITY OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION OF THE VICTIM. SUCH INSTRUCTION SHALL INCLUDE EXAMPLES OF SYMBOLS AND OBJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH HATE CRIMES AND THE EVENTS AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE SURROUNDING SUCH SYMBOLS AND OBJECTS. SUCH INSTRUCTION SHALL ALSO FOCUS ON THE MORAL ASPECTS AND LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH OFFENSES AND PROMOTE ATTITUDES OF TOLERANCE AND ACCEPTANCE. 2. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, TRUSTEES, PRINCIPAL OR OTHER PERSON IN CHARGE OF EVERY PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOL IN THE STATE SHALL ARRANGE FOR GIVING SUCH COURSE OF INSTRUCTION IN EVERY SCHOOL UNDER ITS OR HIS OR HER CONTROL OR DIRECTION. SUCH INSTRUCTION SHALL BE GIVEN TO ALL OF THE PUPILS IN EVERY SUCH SCHOOL FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN FORTY-FIVE MINUTES IN EACH MONTH DURING WHICH SUCH SCHOOL IS IN SESSION. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of September 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. LBD01119-01-5
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