Senate Bill S8068

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing an educational program related to the prevention of sexual harassment in schools

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee


  • 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-S8068 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10129
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A5159

2017-S8068 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing an educational program related to the prevention of sexual harassment in schools by contracting with an outside entity who has expertise in sexual harassment training in schools.

2017-S8068 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8068 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8068
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 26, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing an educa-
   tional program related to  the  prevention  of  sexual  harassment  in
   schools
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 57 to read as follows:
   57. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO  THE  CONTRARY,  AND
 SUBJECT  TO  AN  APPROPRIATION,  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL CONTRACT WITH AN
 OUTSIDE ENTITY WHO  HAS  EXPERTISE  IN  SEXUAL  HARASSMENT  TRAINING  IN
 SCHOOLS  TO  ESTABLISH  A  SEXUAL  HARASSMENT  PREVENTION  AND EDUCATION
 PROGRAM OVERSEEN BY SUCH DEPARTMENT. THE COMMISSIONER  SHALL  WORK  WITH
 SUCH  OUTSIDE  ENTITY,  TO  ESTABLISH AND DEVELOP AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
 WITHIN SUCH DEPARTMENT RELATED TO THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN
 GRADES KINDERGARTEN  THROUGH  TWELVE.  SUCH  PROGRAM  SHALL  BE  FURTHER
 DEFINED  BY  SUCH  COMMISSIONER  IN  REGULATION AND SHALL BE DESIGNED TO
 EDUCATE STUDENTS, PARENTS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL ABOUT THE  PREVENTION  OF
 SEXUAL  HARASSMENT  IN SCHOOLS. SUCH COMMISSIONER, IN COLLABORATION WITH
 ANY OTHER STAKEHOLDER GROUPS DEEMED APPROPRIATE  BY  SUCH  COMMISSIONER,
 SHALL DEVELOP:
   A.  AGE-APPROPRIATE  MODEL  CURRICULUM  RESOURCES,  INCLUDING EXEMPLAR
 LESSON PLANS, AND BEST PRACTICE INSTRUCTIONAL  RESOURCES  FOR  STUDENTS,
 PARENTS  AND  SCHOOL  PERSONNEL DESIGNED TO PREVENT SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN
 SCHOOLS. SUCH MODEL CURRICULUM, RESOURCES,  LESSON  PLANS  AND  INSTRUC-
 TIONAL  RESOURCES  SHALL  INCLUDE  BUT  NOT BE LIMITED TO GUIDELINES AND
 METHODS OF PREVENTION, INDICATORS AND WARNING SIGNS  OF  SEXUAL  HARASS-
 MENT,  GUIDELINES  AND  METHODS  TO PREVENT SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND HOW TO
 REPORT COMPLAINTS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN SCHOOLS;
   B. INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS AND MATERIALS FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS AND  SCHOOL
 PERSONNEL,   WHICH   SHALL  INCLUDE  UPDATED  DATA  AND  INFORMATION  ON
 COMPLAINTS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN SCHOOLS, WITH A REVIEW OF  SUCH  DATA
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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