Assembly Bill A292

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring instruction on organ donor awareness in all senior high schools as part of the health education curriculum

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  • 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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2009-A292 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4373
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง804-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S1577

2009-A292 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring instruction on organ donor awareness in all senior high schools as part of the health education curriculum.

2009-A292 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A292 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   292

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI, SCHROEDER, SCHIMMINGER, BRADLEY,
  COLTON, HOYT, GABRYSZAK, FIELDS, PHEFFER -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.
  of  A.  ABBATE,  BROOK-KRASNY,  CAHILL,  DIAZ, KOON, LATIMER, McENENY,
  PEOPLES, REILLY, SEMINERIO, WEISENBERG -- read once  and  referred  to
  the Committee on Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to health education
  instruction on organ donation awareness

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 804-e
to read as follows:
  S 804-E. HEALTH EDUCATION REGARDING ORGAN DONATION AWARENESS. 1.   ANY
SENIOR  HIGH  SCHOOL  IN THE STATE MAY PROVIDE, AS PART OF HEALTH EDUCA-
TION, INSTRUCTION DESIGNED TO PROMOTE AWARENESS AND TO INFORM AND DISPEL
THE MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS RELATED TO ORGAN DONATION.
  2. INSTRUCTION REGARDING ORGAN DONATION AWARENESS MAY  BE  PART  OF  A
HEALTH  EDUCATION  COURSE  IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS CURRICULUM. STUDENTS
MAY BE REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE IN THE SUBJECT THROUGH THE  USE
OF  A  TEST,  GRADED PROJECT OR REPORT, OR ANY OTHER MEANS PRESCRIBED BY
THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES REGARDING ORGAN DONATION. 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 ORGAN DONATION AWARENESS.
  3. THE COMMISSIONER MAY PRESCRIBE IN RULES AND REGULATIONS SUCH HEALTH
EDUCATION  COURSES  WHICH  INCLUDE  INSTRUCTION REGARDING ORGAN DONATION
AWARENESS AS THE COMMISSIONER MAY DEEM NECESSARY AND DESIRABLE  FOR  THE
WELFARE  OF PUPILS AND THE COMMUNITY. THE CONTENTS MAY BE VARIED TO MEET
THE NEEDS OF A PARTICULAR SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, AND NEED
NOT BE UNIFORM THROUGHOUT THE STATE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY  SCHOOL
DISTRICT  IN THE STATE PROVIDING INSTRUCTION ON ORGAN DONATION AWARENESS

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

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