New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06490 Latest Draft

Bill / Amended Version Filed 03/05/2025

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6490--A 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY March 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DAIS, KAY, JONES, SHRESTHA, BARRETT, KIM, BEEPHAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring instruction in arts and music education to be incorporated into curriculums for all public school students 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 819 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 819. Instruction in arts and music education. 1. The board of 4 regents shall establish and maintain standards for arts and music educa- 5 tion, which may include dance, music, theater, media arts, visual arts, 6 and studio arts, to be incorporated into the curriculum for students at 7 all grade levels in all public schools across the state. Rules and regu- 8 lations related to elementary and secondary education school programs 9 shall be consistent with the requirements of this subdivision. 10 2. Each school district shall ensure that instruction in arts and 11 music education, consistent with the standards established by the 12 regents pursuant to subdivision one of this section, is provided by 13 appropriately certified teachers, to the extent possible, in each such 14 school district. All students shall have equitable access to such 15 instruction, which shall be incorporated into the regular course of 16 study and consistent with state graduation requirements. 17 3. The commissioner of education, in consultation with the board of 18 regents, shall promulgate any rules or regulations necessary to imple- 19 ment the provisions of this section, ensuring that arts and music educa- 20 tion remains an integral and required part of the public school curric- 21 ulum for students in grades one through twelve. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04108-02-5