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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Mar 02, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S2783
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health 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
2009-S2783 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S2783 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2783 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the instruction of students, teachers and coaches in the harmful use of anabolic steroids and human growth hormones by adolescents and providing for the testing of students suspected of using steroids and hormones, upon parental consent PURPOSE : Establishes requirement for the instruction of students, teachers and coaches regarding the use of anabolic steroids and human growth hormones. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : *Health guidance in the junior high school grades and senior high schools shall be an integral part of a required health education course containing information on the use, misuse, and abuse of alcohol, tobacco anabolic steroids and other drugs. *School authorities shall provide the needed learning aids, curriculum resource materials, facilities, time and place for the instruction to contribute to effective teaching methods. *The commissioner may prescribe in regulation such health education
2009-S2783 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2783 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 2, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADAMS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the instruc- tion of students, teachers and coaches in the harmful use of anabolic steroids and human growth hormones by adolescents and providing for the testing of students suspected of using steroids and hormones, upon parental consent THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 3, 5, 6 and 7 of section 804 of the education law, subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 674 of the laws of 2004 and subdivisions 5, 6 and 7 as added by chapter 982 of the laws of 1977, are amended to read as follows: 3. Instruction regarding alcohol, tobacco, ANABOLIC STEROIDS, HUMAN GROWTH HORMONES and other drugs, in addition to continued health guid- ance in the junior high school grades and the senior high schools, shall be an integral part of a required health education course at each of these levels in the secondary schools curriculum. Students shall be required to demonstrate knowledge in the subject area through the use of a test, graded project or report, or any other means prescribed by the school authorities regarding alcohol, drugs, ANABOLIC STEROIDS, HUMAN GROWTH HORMONES and tobacco. Any such course shall be taught by teachers holding a certificate to teach health. Related courses in the secondary school curriculum shall be taught in a manner supportive of health education regarding alcohol, tobacco, ANABOLIC STEROIDS, HUMAN GROWTH HORMONES and other drugs. In addition, instruction regarding the dangers of driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs shall be an integral part of a required health education course in the senior high schools. Such instruction shall be provided in all senior high schools whether or not these schools also provide driver education courses. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05685-01-9
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