Senate Bill S3001

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to instruction on the history of people with disabilities

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee


  • 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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2019-S3001 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §801, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7930
2011-2012: S2352
2013-2014: S1703
2015-2016: S2962
2017-2018: S1019

2019-S3001 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to instruction on the history of people with disabilities.

2019-S3001 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3001 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3001
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  FUNKE,  GALLIVAN, YOUNG -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Educa-
   tion
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to instruction on the
   history of people with disabilities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative findings. The legislature has determined that
 it is necessary and appropriate to take steps to encourage greater know-
 ledge and to decrease bullying in our schools.
   In this regard, many states have already enacted school-based programs
 to improve the understanding and acceptance of children  with  disabili-
 ties.  The legislature now finds and declares that the New York Board of
 Regents should make available to students, teachers  and  administrators
 in  public  and  private  schools  resources that will encourage greater
 understanding and acceptance of children with disabilities as defined in
 section forty-four hundred one of the education law.
   § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 801 of the education law,  as  added  by
 chapter 265 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
   5.  The  regents  shall make available to all elementary AND SECONDARY
 schools in the state  [suitable  curriculum  materials  to]  EDUCATIONAL
 MATERIALS  TO  BE DISTRIBUTED EITHER BY MAIL OR ELECTRONICALLY WHICH aid
 in the instruction of pupils in grades kindergarten through [six] TWELVE
 in the understanding and acceptance of  children  with  disabilities  as
 defined  in section forty-four hundred one of this chapter.  THE REGENTS
 MAY CONSULT WITH DISABILITY PROVIDERS, THE MUSEUM OF DISABILITY,  EDUCA-
 TIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OR OTHERS AS THEY MAY SEE FIT.
   §  3.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law, and  shall  apply  to  all
 school years which commence on or after its effective date.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07092-01-9
              

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