New York Assembly Bill A09371 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9371  IN ASSEMBLY March 6, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES, VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring domestic violence awareness curriculum or instruction The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 804-e 2 to read as follows: 3 § 804-e. Domestic violence awareness curriculum or instruction. 1. 4 The commissioner, in consultation with the state office for the 5 prevention of domestic violence, the office of children and family 6 services, and any other appropriate agency, shall establish domestic 7 violence awareness curriculum or instruction for school districts. The 8 contents may be varied to meet the needs of particular school districts, 9 or portions thereof, and need not be uniform throughout the state. The 10 content shall be age appropriate and shall be developed according to the 11 needs and abilities of pupils at successive grade levels in order to 12 provide skills, information, and support to aid in domestic violence 13 awareness. 14 2. Schools may include the above materials as a component of its 15 health curriculum or any other way the school deems appropriate. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14593-01-4