Assembly Bill A956

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Mandates courses of study in internet safety in all public and private schools grades k thru 12

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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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2011-A956 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง814, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A1525

2011-A956 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Mandates courses of study in internet safety in all public and private schools grades k thru 12.

2011-A956 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   956

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  COLTON,  ROBINSON,  BENEDETTO, GIGLIO, RAIA,
  JAFFEE, MAISEL, TITUS, CLARK, SPANO, PHEFFER -- Multi-Sponsored by  --
  M.  of  A.  CONTE,  CROUCH, McDONOUGH, MOLINARO, REILLY, WEISENBERG --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to courses  of  study  in
  internet safety

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

  Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 814 of the  education  law,
as  added  by  chapter  526  of the laws of 2006, are amended to read as
follows:
  1.  [Any] ALL school [district] DISTRICTS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, in  the
state  [may]  SHALL  provide,  to  pupils in grades kindergarten through
twelve, instruction designed to promote the proper and safe use  of  the
internet.
  2.  The  commissioner  shall provide technical assistance to assist in
the development of curricula for such courses of study  which  shall  be
age  appropriate  and  developed according to the needs and abilities of
pupils at successive grade levels in order to provide awareness, skills,
information SECURITY, CYBER ETHICS and support to aid in the safe  usage
of  the  internet.  SUCH  CURRICULA  SHALL BE UPDATED AS NEW THREATS ARE
IDENTIFIED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04969-01-1

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