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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
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Introduced   by   M.   of   A.   GOTTFRIED,   DINOWITZ,  GALEF,  PAULIN,
  PEOPLES-STOKES, PRETLOW, ROBINSON, TITUS, GANTT,  JAFFEE,  MAGNARELLI,
  GUNTHER,  KAVANAGH,  CAHILL,  SCHIMEL,  SCARBOROUGH,  QUART,  ROZIC --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRENNAN, COOK, CROUCH,  DUPREY,  ENGLE-
  BRIGHT,  GLICK,  HEASTIE,  HOOPER,  LAVINE,  LIFTON,  LUPARDO,  MAGEE,
  MORELLE, ORTIZ, PERRY, RAMOS, RIVERA,  ROSENTHAL,  THIELE,  WRIGHT  --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the
  age-appropriate sex education grant program, to be referred to as  the
  healthy teens act

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

  Section 1. Legislative intent.   The legislature  finds  and  declares
that  New  York  state's teen pregnancy rate, 59.2 per 1000 female 15-19
year olds as compared to the Healthy People 2010 goal of  43  cases  per
1000  female  15-19  year  olds falls far too short of the public health
expectation set by the Surgeon General. New York state had  40,000  teen
pregnancies  in 2006.  In addition, according to the centers for disease
control, 1 in 4 teenage girls  has  a  sexually  transmitted  infection.
This is true in New York state as well.  Current research documents that
individuals  who  receive  early,  comprehensive,  age-appropriate,  and
scientifically accurate education in the health and  other  benefits  of
sexual abstinence, family planning, and birth control are more likely to
delay  sexual  activity  and engage later in such activity with a higher
degree  of  responsibility  and  safety.  Comprehensive  sex   education
programs  which  complement parental involvement and instruction respect
the diversity and values of our state and provide our youth at risk with
the foundation to make responsibly informed choices.  The  earlier  such
programs  are commenced on an age-appropriate curriculum basis, the more
responsible will be the sexual activity decisions.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  Statistics within New York state communities show an increase in rates
of sexually transmitted diseases among adolescents over the past several
years.  Adolescents are the fastest growing population of  new  HIV/AIDS
cases.  These  increases place greater demand on the state's health care
delivery  system and require that we take immediate action and embark on
a dedicated mission to provide targeted at-risk adolescents with a  more
concentrated  sex  education  program with a significant parental compo-
nent, designed to inform and instruct them on abstinence, protection and
pregnancy prevention.  Approximately 25 percent of new cases of sexually
transmitted diseases each year occur among teenagers and  two-thirds  of
such  new  cases  occur  among persons 15 to 24 years old. By age 24, at
least one in three sexually active persons are estimated to have  had  a
sexually transmitted disease. By way of example, the highest age-specif-
ic gonorrhea rates among women and the third highest rates among men are
in the 15 to 19 year old group.
  It  is  the  intent  of  the  legislature that the age-appropriate sex
education grant program established in this act provide at-risk  adoles-
cents  with  the  information,  assistance, skills and support to enable
them to make responsible decisions,  including  abstaining  from  sexual
intercourse  and  for  those  who  do become sexually active, the use of
condoms or contraceptives effectively.
  S 2. This act shall be known and may be cited as  the  "healthy  teens
act".
  S  3. The public health law is amended by adding a new article 14-A to
read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 14-A
               AGE-APPROPRIATE SEX EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM
SECTION 1450. DEFINITIONS.
        1451. ESTABLISHMENT  OF  AGE-APPROPRIATE  SEX  EDUCATION   GRANT
                PROGRAM; GENERAL COMPONENTS.
        1452. AGE-APPROPRIATE SEX EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM AWARDS.
        1453. APPLICATION  FOR  GRANTS;  AGE-APPROPRIATE  SEX  EDUCATION
                GRANT PROGRAM PLAN.
        1454. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.
        1455. ANNUAL REPORTS BY GRANT RECIPIENTS.
        1456. NOTIFICATION TO POTENTIAL APPLICANTS.
        1457. REGULATIONS.
  S 1450. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE,  THE  FOLLOWING
TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  1.  "ELIGIBLE  APPLICANT"  MEANS  (A)  A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, (B) A
BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES,  (C)  A  SCHOOL-BASED  HEALTH
CENTER,  (D)  A  COMMUNITY  BASED ORGANIZATION WHICH MAY BE A FOR-PROFIT
CORPORATION OR ENTITY OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION,  OR
(E)  A  CONSORTIUM  OR PARTNERSHIP FORMED BY A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, A
BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND/OR A  SCHOOL-BASED  HEALTH
CENTER AND ONE OR MORE COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS WHICH QUALIFIES FOR
THE  AWARD OF AN AGE-APPROPRIATE SEX EDUCATION GRANT BY THE COMMISSIONER
UNDER THIS ARTICLE.
  2. "GRANT PROGRAM PLAN" MEANS THE PLAN SUBMITTED TO  THE  COMMISSIONER
BY  AN  ELIGIBLE  APPLICANT  UNDER SECTION FOURTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF
THIS ARTICLE.
  3. "STATE INCOME STANDARD" MEANS THE MOST RECENT FEDERAL INCOME  OFFI-
CIAL  POVERTY LINE AS DEFINED ANNUALLY AND REVISED BY THE FEDERAL OFFICE
OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET ADJUSTED FOR FAMILY SIZE.

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  4. "AGE-APPROPRIATE SEX EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM" MEANS A COMPREHENSIVE
AGE-APPROPRIATE SEX EDUCATION PROGRAM CONDUCTED BY AN ELIGIBLE APPLICANT
UNDER SECTION FOURTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
  5.  "SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER" MEANS A CLINIC LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE
TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER, OR SPONSORED BY A FACILITY LICENSED  UNDER
ARTICLE  TWENTY-EIGHT  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  WHICH  PROVIDES  PRIMARY CARE
SERVICES WITHIN AN ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY PUBLIC SCHOOL SETTING.
  S 1451. ESTABLISHMENT OF AGE-APPROPRIATE SEX EDUCATION GRANT  PROGRAM;
GENERAL COMPONENTS. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT
AN  AGE-APPROPRIATE  SEX  EDUCATION  GRANT PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM SHALL BE
FORMULATED BY THE COMMISSIONER AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE  COMMISSIONER
OF  EDUCATION.  THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM SHALL BE TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS  TO  SUPPORT  AGE-APPROPRIATE  SEX  EDUCATION  GRANT
PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHICH PROVIDES THEM WITH TOPICS OF INSTRUCTION
IN THE COMPONENTS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
  2. IN ORDER FOR AN ELIGIBLE APPLICANT TO RECEIVE AN AWARD OF AN ANNUAL
GRANT  UNDER  SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION, SUCH AN APPLICANT SHALL
SUBMIT WITH ITS APPLICATION THE COMPONENTS OF INSTRUCTION WHICH SHALL BE
OFFERED IN ITS AGE-APPROPRIATE SEX EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM.  THE COMMIS-
SIONER SHALL DETERMINE CERTAIN TOPICS OF INSTRUCTION TO BE OPTIONAL  FOR
AGE-APPROPRIATE  REASONS  AS  SHALL  BE SPECIFIED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS  MADE  AVAILABLE  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  FOR  THE
PURPOSES  OF  IMPLEMENTING THIS ARTICLE.  IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE
EQUAL EMPHASIS ON EACH COMPONENT OF INSTRUCTION, HOWEVER A  PROJECT  MAY
NOT  BE  INCONSISTENT  WITH  ANY  OF THE COMPONENTS.   THE COMPONENTS OF
INSTRUCTION SHALL INCLUDE WHETHER SUCH INSTRUCTION:
  (A) IS AGE-APPROPRIATE AND MEDICALLY-ACCURATE;
  (B) DOES NOT TEACH OR PROMOTE RELIGION, PROVIDED THAT  THIS  PARAGRAPH
SHALL  NOT  PRECLUDE  DISCUSSION  OF  MORAL,  ETHICAL OR RELIGIOUS VIEWS
RELATED TO SEX OR SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS;
  (C) TEACHES THAT ABSTINENCE IS THE ONLY SURE WAY TO AVOID PREGNANCY OR
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;
  (D) STRESSES THE VALUE OF ABSTINENCE WHILE NOT IGNORING THOSE  ADOLES-
CENTS WHO HAVE HAD OR WHO ARE HAVING SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;
  (E) PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT THE HEALTH BENEFITS AND SIDE EFFECTS OF
ALL CONTRACEPTIVES AND BARRIER METHODS AS A MEANS TO PREVENT PREGNANCY;
  (F) PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT THE HEALTH BENEFITS AND SIDE EFFECTS OF
ALL  CONTRACEPTIVES AND BARRIER METHODS AS A MEANS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
CONTRACTING SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, HIV/AIDS AND OTHER DISEASES;
  (G) PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT THE VACCINE FOR HUMAN PAPILLOMA  VIRUS,
WHICH MAY PREVENT CERVICAL CANCER, GENITAL WARTS, INFERTILITY, AND OTHER
REPRODUCTIVE  HEALTH PROBLEMS, WHEN ADMINISTERED PRIOR TO BECOMING SEXU-
ALLY ACTIVE;
  (H) ENCOURAGES FAMILY COMMUNICATION  ABOUT  SEXUALITY  AMONG  PARENTS,
OTHER ADULT HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS AND CHILDREN;
  (I)  TEACHES  SKILLS  TO  MAKE  RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS ABOUT SEXUALITY,
INCLUDING HOW TO AVOID UNWANTED VERBAL, PHYSICAL  AND  SEXUAL  ADVANCES,
AND HOW NOT TO MAKE UNWANTED VERBAL, PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ADVANCES;
  (J)  TEACHES  HOW ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE CAN AFFECT RESPONSIBLE DECISION
MAKING;
  (K) HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE  PHYSICAL,  BIOLOG-
ICAL  AND HORMONAL CHANGES OF ADOLESCENCE AND SUBSEQUENT STAGES OF HUMAN
MATURATION;
  (L) DEVELOPS THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO ENSURE AND  PROTECT
YOUNG PEOPLE WITH RESPECT TO THEIR SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

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  (M)  ASSISTS  YOUNG  PEOPLE  IN  GAINING  KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE SPECIFIC
INVOLVEMENT OF, AND RESPONSIBILITY OF BOTH MALES AND FEMALES  IN  SEXUAL
DECISION MAKING;
  (N) DEVELOPS HEALTHY ATTITUDES AND VALUES CONCERNING GROWTH AND DEVEL-
OPMENT, BODY IMAGE, GENDER ROLES, SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND OTHER SUBJECTS;
  (O)  ENCOURAGES YOUNG PEOPLE TO PRACTICE HEALTHY LIFE SKILLS INCLUDING
GOAL SETTING, DECISION MAKING, NEGOTIATION, AND COMMUNICATION AND STRESS
MANAGEMENT;
  (P) PROMOTES SELF-ESTEEM AND POSITIVE INTERPERSONAL SKILLS FOCUSING ON
RELATIONSHIP SKILLS, INCLUDING PLATONIC, ROMANTIC, INTIMATE  AND  FAMILY
RELATIONSHIPS AND INTERACTION AND HOW TO AVOID RELATIONSHIP ABUSE; AND
  (Q)  IS  BASED  ON THEORETICAL PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO
INFLUENCE HEALTH BEHAVIOR.
  IT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR THE GRANTEE  TO  ADDRESS  EVERY  COMPONENT  OF
INSTRUCTION,  HOWEVER,  PARAGRAPHS  (A)  AND (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION ARE
REQUIRED OF ALL APPLICANT PROGRAMS. NO PROGRAM MAY  INCLUDE  INFORMATION
OR MESSAGES THAT CONTRADICT ANY OF THE COMPONENTS.
  3.  ANY  ELIGIBLE  APPLICANT  MAY  APPLY FOR, AND UPON APPROVAL OF THE
APPLICATION BY THE COMMISSIONER, SHALL BE AWARDED AN ANNUAL  SEX  EDUCA-
TION  GRANT PROVIDED IT DEMONSTRATES IN THE GRANT PROGRAM PLAN SUBMITTED
TO THE COMMISSIONER THAT:
  (A) IT IS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING YOUNG PERSONS  WITH  AN  EFFECTIVE  SEX
EDUCATION  PROGRAM  THAT  SHALL  BE  MEANINGFUL,  SUBSTANTIALLY  INVOLVE
PARENTS AND OTHER ADULTS AS  FEASIBLE  AND  APPROPRIATE,  AND  SHALL  BE
CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ARTICLE AND ANY REGULATIONS UNDER THIS
ARTICLE;
  (B) IF SUCH APPLICANT IS A COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION, THAT IT HAS A
PROVEN  RECORD  AND  EXPERIENCE  IN CONDUCTING MEANINGFUL AND SUCCESSFUL
AGE-APPROPRIATE SEX EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS PRIOR  TO
THE  CALENDAR  YEAR IN WHICH APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT IS MADE, AND THAT
IT IS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING AN AGE-APPROPRIATE SEX EDUCATION PROGRAM TO A
BROAD BASED SEGMENT OF THE YOUTH POPULATION WITH  SPECIFIC  EMPHASIS  ON
TARGETED AT-RISK YOUTHS IN SUCH ORGANIZATION'S SERVICE AREA. THE COMMIS-
SIONER MAY SEEK AND HE OR SHE SHALL RECEIVE ANY PERTINENT INFORMATION OR
REQUEST AND RECEIVE RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO SUCH COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZA-
TION'S  INTERACTIONS  OR  PRIOR  DEALINGS  WITH ANY OTHER STATE OR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,  ANY  PUBLIC  SCHOOL
DISTRICT  OR  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL SERVICES IN MAKING THE
DETERMINATION REQUIRED BY THIS PARAGRAPH.
  4. ALL MONIES PROVIDED IN GRANTS UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE IN  ADDI-
TION  TO,  AND  NOT IN LIEU OF, ANY MONEYS HISTORICALLY APPROPRIATED FOR
THE SAME OR SIMILAR PURPOSES AND SHALL NOT BE USED TO OFFSET  OR  REDUCE
MONEYS PREVIOUSLY EXPENDED FOR SIMILAR PROGRAMS.
  S  1452. AGE-APPROPRIATE SEX EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM AWARDS. 1. WITHIN
AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE  AUTHORIZED  TO
GRANT  AWARDS  FOR THE SUPPORT OF APPROVED AGE-APPROPRIATE SEX EDUCATION
GRANT PROGRAMS.
  2. GRANTS TO SUPPORT AN APPROVED AGE-APPROPRIATE SEX  EDUCATION  GRANT
PROGRAM  SHALL  BE  AWARDED  ON  A  COMPETITIVE BASIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
  3. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL,  FROM  WITHIN  AMOUNTS  APPROPRIATED  TO  THE
DEPARTMENT,  UNDERTAKE ALL ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO PLAN FOR AND PRELIMI-
NARILY PROVIDE FOR THE TIMELY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGE-APPROPRIATE  SEX
EDUCATION  GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED BY THIS ARTICLE FOR THE STATE FISCAL
YEAR COMMENCING ONE YEAR FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE.

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  4. NOT MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT OF ANY AMOUNTS MADE AVAILABLE BY  APPRO-
PRIATION IN ANY SINGLE FISCAL YEAR FOR THE AGE-APPROPRIATE SEX EDUCATION
GRANT  PROGRAM  SHALL  BE  ANNUALLY RETAINED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR THE
ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES OF THE DEPARTMENT.
  5.  OF  THE AMOUNTS MADE AVAILABLE BY APPROPRIATION FOR THE SEX EDUCA-
TION GRANT PROGRAM, NOT MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT OF ANY FUNDS MADE BY SUCH
APPROPRIATION FOR THE STATE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING THREE YEARS FOLLOWING
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE  FOR  PAYMENT
TO  A  NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AND ACCREDITED ORGANIZATION WITH EXPERIENCE
IN ANALYZING THE EFFICACY AND BENEFITS OF SEX EDUCATION  GRANT  PROGRAMS
FOR  PURPOSES  OF ENABLING SUCH ORGANIZATION TO EVALUATE THE TOTALITY OF
THE GRANT PROGRAM AND GRANTS AWARDED IN  THE  TWO  YEARS  FOLLOWING  THE
EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF THIS ARTICLE.  SIMILARLY, NOT MORE THAN FOUR PERCENT
OF ANY FUNDS FOR THE STATE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING FOUR  YEARS  FOLLOWING
THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PAYMENT
TO THE SAME ORGANIZATION WHICH WAS AWARDED THE INITIAL  CONTRACT  TO  SO
ANALYZE  THE AGE-APPROPRIATE SEX EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE
OF PROVIDING NECESSARY FUNDS TO THEM TO ANALYZE THE AGE-APPROPRIATE  SEX
EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM FROM ITS INCEPTION THROUGH AND INCLUDING ALL THE
GRANT  YEAR  PERIODS  AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS ARTICLE.  THE CONTRACT TO BE
AWARDED TO SUCH ORGANIZATION SHALL BE  LET  ONLY  AFTER  A  REQUEST  FOR
PROPOSAL HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR BY
LAW,  AND  THE  AWARD  OF  SUCH CONTRACT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO COMPETITIVE
BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AS ALSO REQUIRED BY  LAW.    THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL
INCLUDE  WITHIN THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL DETAILED CRITERIA OF EVALUATION
TO BE EMPLOYED BY THE ORGANIZATION TO BE AWARDED THE  BID.  THE  REQUEST
FOR PROPOSAL SHALL ALSO ALLOW FOR A BIDDING ORGANIZATION TO SUBMIT ADDI-
TIONAL  EVALUATIVE  CRITERIA  THAT  MAY  BE UTILIZED BY THE ORGANIZATION
AWARDED THE BID IF  APPROVED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
INCONSISTENT  PROVISION  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION, THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
SHALL INCLUDE A PROVISION AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSIONER TO TERMINATE  THE
AWARDED CONTRACT TO THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WITH RESPECT TO THE CONDUCT OF
THE  SECOND  EVALUATION OF THE GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE ENTIRE GRANT PERIOD
AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS ARTICLE IF THE COMMISSIONER IS NOT SATISFIED  WITH
THE  QUALITY  OF  EFFORT DEMONSTRATED BY SUCH BIDDER IN THE FIRST EVALU-
ATION OF THE GRANT PROGRAM PERIOD. IN SUCH CASE, A SIMILAR  REQUEST  FOR
PROPOSAL  PROCEDURE  SHALL  BE  UTILIZED  FOR  THE PURPOSE OF MAKING THE
SECOND EVALUATION.
  6. BEGINNING WITH THE SCHOOL YEAR IN  JULY  TWO  YEARS  FOLLOWING  THE
EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS ARTICLE AND EVERY SCHOOL YEAR THEREAFTER, FROM
ANY ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS AND/OR  REAPPROPRIATIONS  MADE  THEREFOR,  THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL SET ASIDE EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE MONEY SO APPROPRIATED
(MINUS  ANY  AMOUNTS  NECESSARY  TO  PAY ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES PURSUANT TO
SUBDIVISIONS THREE, FOUR AND FIVE OF THIS SECTION) FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF
AWARDING  GRANTS  FOR  SEX EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM PLANS APPROVED BY THE
COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO SECTION FOURTEEN HUNDRED  FIFTY-THREE  OF  THIS
ARTICLE  TO  BE  CONDUCTED  BY  PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND/OR BOARDS OF
COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES  INCLUDING  THOSE  PROGRAMS  WHICH  ARE
GOING  TO  BE  CONDUCTED  IN  ACCORDANCE WITH A PROGRAM PLAN PURSUANT TO
CONSORTIUMS OR PARTNERSHIPS FORMED BY A PUBLIC  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  AND/OR
BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  AND A SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH
CENTER OR ONE OR MORE COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS. PRIORITY,  SUBSTAN-
TIAL  CONSIDERATION  AND WEIGHT SHALL BE ACCORDED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN
THE AWARDING OF GRANTS TO SUCH CONSORTIUMS OR  PARTNERSHIPS.  SIMILARLY,
THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL SET ASIDE TWENTY PER CENTUM OF ANY APPROPRIATION
FOR THE PURPOSE OF AWARDING GRANTS  FOR  AGE-APPROPRIATE  SEX  EDUCATION

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GRANT PROGRAM PLANS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS
WHO  ARE  COMMUNITY  BASED  ORGANIZATIONS OR SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS
WHICH ARE NOT CONDUCTING SUCH PROGRAM AS PART OF A CONSORTIUM  OR  PART-
NERSHIP.
  7.  IN  MAKING  GRANTS UNDER THIS ARTICLE, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ALSO
GIVE SPECIAL CONSIDERATION AND WEIGHT TO: (A)  THE  NUMBER  OF  REPORTED
ADOLESCENT  PREGNANCIES BY PERSONS RESIDING IN SUCH AREA OVER THE PREVI-
OUS TEN YEARS AND THE NUMBER  OF  ADOLESCENT  PARENTS,  INCLUDING  WHERE
FEASIBLE,  THE  NUMBER  OF  SINGLE PARENTS, WHO CURRENTLY RESIDE IN SUCH
AREA, (B) THE NUMBER OF REPORTED  OCCURRENCES  OF  SEXUALLY  TRANSMITTED
DISEASES  AND  HIV/AIDS  AMONG  RESIDENTS OF THE AREA TO BE SERVED, WITH
PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON HIV/AIDS, (C) THE NUMBER OF PERSONS  RESIDING  IN
THE  AREA  TO  BE  SERVED  WHOSE ANNUAL PERSONAL INCOME IS LESS THAN ONE
HUNDRED FIFTY PERCENT OF THE ESTABLISHED STATE INCOME  STANDARD  OR  WHO
PARTICIPATE  IN  THE  FREE AND REDUCED PRICE LUNCH PROGRAM AS DEFINED IN
SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO OF THE EDUCATION  LAW,
AND  ANY OTHER GENERALLY AVAILABLE STATISTICAL DATA WHICH INDICATES THAT
THE AREA TO BE SERVED IS ECONOMICALLY OR  OTHERWISE  DISADVANTAGED,  (D)
THE HIGH SCHOOL DROP OUT RATE IN THE AREA AS DETERMINED BY THE EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT, AND (E) ANY OTHER GENERALLY AVAILABLE STATISTICAL DATA WHICH
INDICATES  THAT  THE  AREA TO BE SERVED IS IN NEED OF AN AGE-APPROPRIATE
SEX EDUCATION PROGRAM.
  S 1453. APPLICATION FOR GRANTS; AGE-APPROPRIATE  SEX  EDUCATION  GRANT
PROGRAM  PLAN. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH AN APPLICATION PROCE-
DURE BY WHICH ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS MAY APPLY FOR A GRANT PURSUANT TO THIS
ARTICLE, AND THE MANNER AND METHOD INCLUDING SPECIFIED OBJECTIVE  CRITE-
RIA  CONSISTENT WITH THIS ARTICLE BY WHICH THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DETER-
MINE THE ELIGIBILITY OF AN APPLICANT.
  2. THE ELIGIBLE APPLICANT SHALL SUBMIT WITH  ITS  AGE-APPROPRIATE  SEX
EDUCATION  GRANT APPLICATION ITS GRANT PROGRAM PLAN TO THE COMMISSIONER,
WHICH SHALL INCLUDE A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED AGE-APPROPRI-
ATE SEX EDUCATION PROGRAM, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
  (A) THE MANNER IN WHICH PARENTS AND OTHER ADULTS WILL BE  INCLUDED  IN
THE PROGRAM;
  (B) AN OUTLINE FOR THE CURRICULUM TO BE COVERED IN THE ELIGIBLE APPLI-
CANT'S  PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, BOOKS, VIDEOS OR
OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS TO BE USED AND  THE  TRAINING  WHICH  WILL  BE
PROVIDED  TO  TEACHERS,  PERSONNEL  AND  VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL CONDUCT THE
PROGRAM. SUCH CURRICULUM SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE  LIMITED  TO,  A
COMPREHENSIVE  BLOCK OF INSTRUCTION THAT STRESSES ABSTINENCE AS THE MOST
EFFECTIVE AND APPROPRIATE PROTECTION AGAINST HIV/AIDS AND PREGNANCY  AND
WHICH CONTAINS WRITTEN AND ORAL INSTRUCTION ON THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL-
LY TRANSMITTED DISEASES. THE OTHER CORE ELEMENTS SHALL SATISFY A SIGNIF-
ICANT  NUMBER  OF, OR PREFERABLY ALL OF, THE COMPONENTS OF AN AGE-APPRO-
PRIATE SEX EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM AS ESTABLISHED  IN  SECTION  FOURTEEN
HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE;
  (C) ANY SPECIAL, OR UNUSUAL OR INNOVATIVE SERVICES, PROGRAMS OR EDUCA-
TION METHODS TO BE UTILIZED;
  (D)  THE  NUMBER  AND  TYPES  OF  TEACHING  OR  OTHER  PERSONNEL TO BE
EMPLOYED, OR VOLUNTEERS TO BE USED, TOGETHER WITH THEIR PROFESSIONAL  OR
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS;
  (E)  THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA IN WHICH THE PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL BE OFFERED
AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE CATEGORIES AND AGE GROUPINGS OF AT-RISK ADOLES-
CENTS INCLUDED IN SUCH PROGRAM, ALONG WITH AN ESTIMATE OF THE NUMBER  OF
ADOLESCENTS  WHO  THE  APPLICANT  ESTIMATES  WILL  PARTICIPATE  IN  SUCH
PROGRAM;

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  (F) A DEMONSTRATION THAT THE PROPOSED PROGRAM IS ADEQUATE IN TERMS  OF
COURSE LENGTH AND IN TERMS OF BOTH SHORT TERM AND LONG-RANGE GOALS;
  (G)  THE  NEED  FOR SUCH PROGRAM IN THE PROPOSED AREA TO BE SERVED. IN
DETERMINING SUCH NEED THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SPECIFICALLY  CONSIDER  THE
FOLLOWING FACTORS AND GIVE SPECIAL ATTENTION TO PROGRAMS SERVICING AREAS
WHICH HAVE A HIGHER THAN AVERAGE INCIDENCE IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOW-
ING  ENUMERATED  LIFE EXPERIENCES: (I) THE NUMBER OF REPORTED ADOLESCENT
PREGNANCIES BY PERSONS RESIDING IN SUCH AREA OVER THE PREVIOUS TEN YEARS
AND THE NUMBER OF ADOLESCENT  PARENTS,  INCLUDING  WHERE  FEASIBLE,  THE
NUMBER  OF  SINGLE  PARENTS, WHO CURRENTLY RESIDE IN SUCH AREA, (II) THE
NUMBER OF REPORTED OCCURRENCES  OF  SEXUALLY  TRANSMITTED  DISEASES  AND
HIV/AIDS  AMONG  RESIDENTS  OF  THE  AREA  TO BE SERVED, WITH PARTICULAR
EMPHASIS ON HIV/AIDS, (III) THE NUMBER OF PERSONS RESIDING IN  THE  AREA
TO BE SERVED WHOSE ANNUAL PERSONAL INCOME IS LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED FIFTY
PERCENT  OF  THE ESTABLISHED STATE INCOME STANDARD OR WHO PARTICIPATE IN
THE FREE OR REDUCED PRICE LUNCH PROGRAM AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO OF  THE  EDUCATION  LAW,  AND  ANY  OTHER
GENERALLY AVAILABLE STATISTICAL DATA WHICH INDICATES THAT THE AREA TO BE
SERVED  IS ECONOMICALLY OR OTHERWISE DISADVANTAGED, (IV) THE HIGH SCHOOL
DROP OUT RATE IN THE AREA AS DETERMINED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, AND
(V) ANY OTHER GENERALLY AVAILABLE STATISTICAL DATA WHICH INDICATES  THAT
THE  AREA  TO  BE  SERVED IS IN NEED OF AN AGE-APPROPRIATE SEX EDUCATION
PROGRAM;
  (H) THE SUCCESS REALIZED BY AN ELIGIBLE APPLICANT IN REDUCING UNWANTED
PREGNANCIES AND CASES OF  SEXUALLY  TRANSMITTED  DISEASES,  AS  WELL  AS
REDUCING RISK BEHAVIOR, IN PROGRAMS PREVIOUSLY, OR CURRENTLY, CONDUCTED;
AND
  (I) ANY OTHER INFORMATION AS THE COMMISSIONER MAY REQUEST.
  3.  IN  CONSIDERING APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS, THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL GIVE SPECIAL ATTENTION, AND GRANT PRIORITY TO  APPLI-
CATIONS  SUBMITTED  BY  AN  ELIGIBLE  APPLICANT WHICH IS A PUBLIC SCHOOL
DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES WORKING IN CONSOR-
TIUM OR PARTNERSHIP WITH ONE OR MORE COMMUNITY  BASED  ORGANIZATIONS  OR
SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS, ESPECIALLY WHERE THE COMMUNITY BASED ORGAN-
IZATION, ORGANIZATIONS OR SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS HAS A DEMONSTRATED
RECORD  OF SUCCESS IN THE CONDUCT OF SEX EDUCATION PROGRAMS OF A SIMILAR
NATURE TO THE SEX EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDED FOR IN THIS ARTICLE.
  S 1454. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT. ANY MONIES MADE AVAILABLE TO AN  ELIGI-
BLE APPLICANT SHALL NOT BE USED TO OFFSET OR REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF MONEYS
PREVIOUSLY  EXPENDED  FOR  THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROGRAMS IN A PRIOR YEAR,
BUT SHALL BE USED TO SUPPLEMENT ANY PRIOR YEARS' EXPENDITURES. NO ELIGI-
BLE APPLICANT SHALL REDUCE ANY SUBSEQUENT YEARS'  EXPENDITURES  FOR  THE
SAME OR SIMILAR PROGRAMS AS A RESULT OF RECEIVING ANY GRANT, OR INCREASE
IN THE AMOUNT OF ANY PRIOR AWARDED GRANT, PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
  S  1455.  ANNUAL REPORTS BY GRANT RECIPIENTS. 1. EVERY ELIGIBLE APPLI-
CANT THAT HAS BEEN AWARDED A GRANT UNDER  THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL  FILE  AN
ANNUAL  REPORT WITH THE COMMISSIONER, IN SUCH FORM AND WITH SUCH DATA AS
THE COMMISSIONER PRESCRIBES DETAILING THE EXPENDITURE  OF  GRANT  FUNDS,
TOGETHER  WITH  AN  ANALYSIS  OF THE AGE-APPROPRIATE SEX EDUCATION GRANT
PROGRAM IT CONDUCTED, WITH A SUMMARY  OF  ITS  SUCCESS  OR  FAILURES  IN
ALTERING  ATTITUDES REGARDING THE MERITS OF SEXUAL ABSTINENCE AS WELL AS
IN PREVENTING UNWANTED PREGNANCIES, SEXUALLY  TRANSMITTED  DISEASES  AND
HIV/AIDS.
  2.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY FIRST IN EACH YEAR,
SUBMIT A REPORT ON THE PROGRAM TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT
OF  THE  SENATE  AND  THE  SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY CONTAINING HIS OR HER

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FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. IN THE REPORT SUBMITTED IN THE FOURTH YEAR
AND THE SIXTH YEAR FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE  RESPEC-
TIVELY,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ALSO  INCLUDE  THE  EVALUATION OF THE
PROGRAM  AS  PRESENTED BY THE ACCREDITED ORGANIZATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION FOURTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S 1456. NOTIFICATION TO POTENTIAL APPLICANTS. THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
TIMELY  SEND  TO  EVERY  PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT AND BOARD OF COOPERATIVE
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND TO EVERY REQUESTING COMMUNITY  BASED  ORGANIZA-
TION  OR  SCHOOL-BASED  HEALTH CENTER A COPY OF THIS ARTICLE AND GENERAL
INFORMATION RELATING TO THE AGE-APPROPRIATE SEX EDUCATION GRANT  PROGRAM
AND THE APPLICATION PROCESS THEREFOR.
  S  1457. REGULATIONS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS AS
SHALL BE REASONABLY NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTI-
CLE.
  S 4. Severability.  If any provision of this act, or  any  application
of  any  provision  of  this  act, is held to be invalid, that shall not
affect the validity or effectiveness of any other provision of this act,
or of any other application of any provision of this act.
  S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.