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                                   3575
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2019
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. ORTIZ, MOSLEY, COLTON, THIELE, CAHILL, BLAKE --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE,  CRESPO,  ENGLEBRIGHT  --  read
   once and referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the commis-
   sioner of education to make recommendations to the  board  of  regents
   relating  to  the  adoption  of instruction in information relating to
   blood, bone marrow and organ  and  tissue  donations  in  senior  high
   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. A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS  TO  THE  BOARD  OF
 REGENTS  RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTION IN INFORMATION RELATING
 TO BLOOD, BONE MARROW AND ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATIONS  AND  THE  WAYS  IN
 WHICH  SUCH  DONATIONS  CAN  BE  BENEFICIAL  TO  OTHERS,  IN SENIOR HIGH
 SCHOOLS.
   B. PRIOR TO MAKING THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD  OF  REGENTS,  THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL:
   (I)  SEEK  THE  RECOMMENDATIONS  OF  TEACHERS,  SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS,
 TEACHER EDUCATORS AND OTHERS WITH EDUCATIONAL EXPERTISE IN THE  PROPOSED
 CURRICULUM;
   (II) SEEK COMMENT FROM PARENTS, STUDENTS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES;
   (III)  CONSIDER  THE AMOUNT OF INSTRUCTIONAL TIME SUCH CURRICULUM WILL
 REQUIRE AND WHETHER SUCH TIME WOULD DETRACT FROM OTHER MANDATED  COURSES
 OF STUDY;
   (IV)  CONSIDER  THE  FISCAL  IMPACT,  IF  ANY, ON THE STATE AND SCHOOL
 DISTRICTS; AND
   (V) CONSIDER ANY ADDITIONAL FACTORS THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS RELEVANT.
   C. NO LATER THAN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE

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

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 A. 3575                             2
 
 BOARD  OF  REGENTS  TO EITHER ADOPT AND PROMULGATE APPROPRIATE RULES AND
 REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING SUCH CURRICULUM OR REJECT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
 SUCH CURRICULUM. UPON RECEIVING A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE  COMMISSIONER,
 PURSUANT  TO THIS SUBDIVISION, THE BOARD OF REGENTS SHALL VOTE TO EITHER
 ACCEPT OR REJECT THE COMMISSIONER'S RECOMMENDATION NO LATER  THAN  SIXTY
 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING SUCH RECOMMENDATION.
   D.  IF  THE  BOARD  OF  REGENTS ADOPTS SUCH CURRICULUM, THE CURRICULUM
 REQUIREMENT SHALL TAKE EFFECT NO LATER THAN THE NEXT SCHOOL  YEAR  AFTER
 SUCH CURRICULUM HAS BEEN ADOPTED.
   E.  IF  THE BOARD OF REGENTS REJECTS SUCH CURRICULUM, THE COMMISSIONER
 SHALL PROVIDE A REPORT TO THE DETERMINATION OF THE BOARD TO  THE  GOVER-
 NOR,  THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY
 AND THE CHAIRS OF  THE  SENATE  AND  ASSEMBLY  COMMITTEES  ON  EDUCATION
 PROVIDING  THE  REASONS  FOR  SUCH  REJECTION NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS
 AFTER THE BOARD OF REGENTS REJECTS SUCH CURRICULUM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.