Senate Bill S700A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes an age-appropriate sex education grant program, to be referred to as the healthy teens act

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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-S700 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1616
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 14-A §§1450 - 1457, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1806
2011-2012: S1572, A808
2013-2014: S5897, S957, A2694
2017-2018: S1070, S3124, A2705
2019-2020: S1030, S3798, A1083

2015-S700 - Summary

Establishes an age-appropriate sex education grant program through the department of health conducted by an eligible applicant; authorizes the commissioner to determine certain topics of instruction and makes provisions for the application of grants.

2015-S700 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S700 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   700

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed 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.
  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

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

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2015-S700A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1616
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 14-A §§1450 - 1457, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1806
2011-2012: S1572, A808
2013-2014: S5897, S957, A2694
2017-2018: S1070, S3124, A2705
2019-2020: S1030, S3798, A1083

2015-S700A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an age-appropriate sex education grant program through the department of health conducted by an eligible applicant; authorizes the commissioner to determine certain topics of instruction and makes provisions for the application of grants.

2015-S700A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S700A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 700--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. RIVERA, HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health --  recom-
  mitted  to  the  Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
  sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

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. Short title.  This act shall be known and may be  cited  as
the "healthy teens act".
  S  2. 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

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

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