Assembly Bill A345

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the instruction of state and local government in elementary and middle schools in the state

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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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2015-A345 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง802-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1665
2013-2014: A266
2017-2018: A1262
2019-2020: A1037
2021-2022: A2162
2023-2024: A1242
2025-2026: A3163

2015-A345 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the regents to prescribe courses of instruction in state and local government in elementary and middle schools in the state; boards of education and trustees of the several cities and school districts of the state shall require instruction to be given in such courses by the teachers; requires similar instruction in private schools.

2015-A345 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   345

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the instruc-
  tion of state and local government in elementary and middle schools in
  the state

  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 802-b
to read as follows:
  S 802-B. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION IN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.  1. THE
REGENTS SHALL PRESCRIBE  COURSES  OF  INSTRUCTION  IN  STATE  AND  LOCAL
GOVERNMENT  TO  BE  MAINTAINED AND FOLLOWED IN ALL OF THE ELEMENTARY AND
MIDDLE SCHOOLS OF THE STATE. THE BOARDS OF EDUCATION AND TRUSTEES OF THE
SEVERAL CITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF THE STATE SHALL REQUIRE  INSTRUC-
TION  TO  BE  GIVEN  IN  SUCH  COURSES,  BY THE TEACHERS EMPLOYED IN THE
SCHOOLS THEREIN. ALL PUPILS ATTENDING SUCH SCHOOLS,  IN  ELEMENTARY  AND
MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADES, SHALL ATTEND UPON SUCH INSTRUCTION.
  2.  SIMILAR  COURSES OF INSTRUCTION SHALL BE PRESCRIBED AND MAINTAINED
IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN THE STATE, AND  ALL  PUPILS  IN  SUCH  SCHOOLS  IN
GRADES OR CLASSES CORRESPONDING TO THE INSTRUCTION IN THE ELEMENTARY AND
MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADES OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHALL ATTEND UPON SUCH COURS-
ES.  IF  SUCH COURSES ARE NOT SO ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED IN A PRIVATE
SCHOOL, ATTENDANCE UPON INSTRUCTION IN SUCH SCHOOL SHALL NOT  BE  DEEMED
SUBSTANTIALLY  EQUIVALENT  TO  INSTRUCTION GIVEN TO PUPILS IN THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS OF THE CITY OR DISTRICT IN WHICH SUCH PUPILS RESIDE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect twenty-four months after it shall have
become a law; provided, however, that any rules or regulations necessary
for the timely implementation of this act on its effective date shall be
promulgated on or before such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03937-01-5

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