Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 21, 2016 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to education returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 16, 2015 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1655 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 26, 2015 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S2585
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2015-S2585 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S2585 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2585 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to a mental health education curriculum PURPOSE: To update the statute relating to health education to properly reflect the content currently taught in schools. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Legislative intent. Section 2: Amends section 804 of the education law. Section 3: Sets forth the effective date. EXISTING LAW: Section 804 of the Education Law relates to current health education curriculum requirements. JUSTIFICATION:
2015-S2585 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2585 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 26, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FLANAGAN -- 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 a mental health educa- tion curriculum THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature recognizes the impor- tance of providing a quality education to all New York students. Quality education must continue to include comprehensive health education. While schools presently provide instruction in health education, the legisla- ture finds it important that the law provide the flexibility to reflect current learning standards and curriculum development as administered by the New York State Education Department and local school districts. Furthermore, it is important that statute recognize developing technolo- gy and existing curriculum materials to ensure that schools and teachers are provided with the most beneficial health education information, and that both health and mental health are taught with the idea of prevention, cure and control and without stigma or emotional harm. The law should provide flexibility to allow the commissioner of education to respond to the changing needs of the educational community to provide students with the tools and resources to live healthy lives, as it will only serve to improve educational performance and student outcomes. S 2. Section 804 of the education law, as added by chapter 982 of the laws of 1977, the section heading as amended and subdivision 3-a as added by chapter 401 of the laws of 1998, subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 674 of the laws of 2004, subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 181 of the laws of 2000, and paragraph a of subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 39 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: S 804. Health education [regarding alcohol, drugs, tobacco abuse and the prevention and detection of certain cancers]. 1. All schools [shall] ARE ENCOURAGED TO include, as an integral part of health education, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. S LBD08317-01-5
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