Assembly Bill A6705

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Mandates comprehensive, medically accurate and age appropriate sex education be taught in all public schools, grades one through twelve

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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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2013-A6705 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1291
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง816, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10966, S1295
2011-2012: A6474, S71
2015-2016: A9261, S905
2017-2018: A768, S3737
2019-2020: A1904, S791
2021-2022: A7161
2023-2024: A3736

2013-A6705 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Mandates comprehensive, medically accurate and age appropriate sex education be taught in all public schools, grades one through twelve; provides that the commissioner of education will create and establish a curriculum to accomplish such goal within one year of the effective date of this legislation.

2013-A6705 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6705

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 16, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. BARRON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTT-
  FRIED, JAFFEE, ROBINSON, STEVENSON, TITUS -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to mandating  sex  educa-
  tion in elementary and high schools

  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 816 to
read as follows:
  S 816. COMPREHENSIVE SEX EDUCATION.  1. THE COMMISSIONER,  WORKING  IN
CONSULTATION  WITH  THE COMMISSIONERS OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH, SHALL
CREATE AND ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE, MEDICALLY ACCURATE AND AGE  APPRO-
PRIATE  SEX  EDUCATION  CURRICULUM  WHICH  SHALL BE TAUGHT IN GRADES ONE
THROUGH TWELVE IN ALL PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOLS. SUCH CURRICULUM  SHALL
BE READY FOR USE WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
  2.  THE  CHANCELLOR  OF THE NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM, OR A BOARD OF
EDUCATION MAY ADOPT THEIR OWN CURRICULUM UPON APPROVAL  OF  THE  COMMIS-
SIONER,  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, THAT THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT APPROVE ANY
CURRICULUM WHICH DOES  NOT  SUBSTANTIALLY  COMPLY  WITH  THE  CURRICULUM
CREATED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
  3. SCHOOLS SHALL BEGIN TEACHING THE CURRICULUM ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO
THIS  SECTION  IN  THE  FIRST SCHOOL YEAR FOLLOWING CERTIFICATION BY THE
COMMISSIONER THAT SUCH CURRICULUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03892-01-3

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