Assembly Bill A5259

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to reading and posting in public schools excerpts of the writings and documents regarding American heritage

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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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2017-A5259 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1242
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §801, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S242
2021-2022: S3631
2023-2024: S873

2017-A5259 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the regents to promulgate rules to allow and encourage the reading and posting in public schools excerpts of the writings and documents regarding American heritage.

2017-A5259 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5259
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MORINELLO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to courses of instruction
   in patriotism and citizenship and in certain historic documents
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative  intent.  The  legislature  hereby  finds and
 declares that exposure of students to primary  source  documents  giving
 record  of  American  history  and  heritage should be encouraged. It is
 important that the integrity of such historical documents be  maintained
 to  preclude  intentional  or  unintentional censorship of the writings,
 documents and records documenting American history and heritage.
   § 2. Section 801 of the education law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. THE REGENTS SHALL PROMULGATE RULES WHICH SHALL PERMIT THE BOARDS OF
 EDUCATION AND TRUSTEES OF THE SEVERAL CITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF THE
 STATE  TO  ALLOW  AND ENCOURAGE ANY TEACHER OR ADMINISTRATOR IN A PUBLIC
 SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THIS STATE TO READ OR POST IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL  BUILD-
 ING,  CLASSROOM,  OR  EVENT  EXCERPTS OR PORTIONS OF THE PREAMBLE TO THE
 STATE CONSTITUTION OF NEW YORK; THE  DECLARATION  OF  INDEPENDENCE;  THE
 CONSTITUTION  OF  THE UNITED STATES; THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT; THE NATIONAL
 MOTTO; THE NATIONAL ANTHEM; THE  PLEDGE  OF  ALLEGIANCE;  THE  WRITINGS,
 SPEECHES, DOCUMENTS AND PROCLAMATIONS OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS AND PRESI-
 DENTS  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES; ORGANIC DOCUMENTS FROM THE PRE-COLONIAL,
 COLONIAL, REVOLUTIONARY, FEDERALIST, AND  POST-FEDERALIST  ERAS;  UNITED
 STATES  SUPREME  COURT  DECISIONS;  ACTS  OF  THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS
 INCLUDING THE PUBLISHED TEXT OF THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD; AND ANY  OTHER
 PRIMARY SOURCE OR HISTORIC DOCUMENT. SUCH RULES SHALL PROVIDE THAT THERE
 BE  NO  CONTENT BASED CENSORSHIP OF AMERICAN HISTORY OR HERITAGE IN THIS
 STATE WITH REFERENCE TO THESE WRITINGS, DOCUMENTS, AND RECORDS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06479-01-7
              

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