Assembly Bill A9599

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes an educational program related to the prevention of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia bias and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression

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  • Introduced
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    • 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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2019-A9599 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A2511
2023-2024: A2146

2019-A9599 - Summary

Establishes an educational program related to the prevention of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia bias and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.

2019-A9599 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9599
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred 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 anti-Semitism and discrim-
   ination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender identity
   or expression
 
   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 59 to read as follows:
   59.  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 THE PREVENTION OF ANTI-SEMITISM AND
 DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION, RACE,  SEXUAL  ORIENTATION  OR  GENDER
 IDENTITY  OR EXPRESSION TO ESTABLISH AN ANTI-SEMITISM AND DISCRIMINATION
 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 ANTI-SEMITISM AND DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION, RACE,
 SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION IN GRADES KINDERGAR-
 TEN 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  ANTI-SEMITISM  AND
 DISCRIMINATION  BASED  ON  RELIGION,  RACE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER
 IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION.  SUCH COMMISSIONER, IN  COLLABORATION  WITH  ANY
 OTHER  STAKEHOLDER GROUPS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY SUCH COMMISSIONER, SHALL
 DEVELOP:
   A. THE  ANTI-SEMITISM  AND  DISCRIMINATION  PREVENTION  AND  EDUCATION
 PROGRAM  PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE EXPERT ORGANIZATION INTO AGE-APPROPRIATE
 MODEL CURRICULUM RESOURCES, INCLUDING EXEMPLAR LESSON  PLANS,  AND  BEST
 PRACTICE  INSTRUCTIONAL  RESOURCES  FOR  STUDENTS,  PARENTS  AND  SCHOOL
 PERSONNEL DESIGNED TO PREVENT ANTI-SEMITISM AND DISCRIMINATION BASED  ON
 RELIGION,  RACE,  SEXUAL  ORIENTATION  OR GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION.
 SUCH  MODEL  CURRICULUM,  RESOURCES,  LESSON  PLANS  AND   INSTRUCTIONAL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

2019-A9599A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A2511
2023-2024: A2146

2019-A9599A - Summary

Establishes an educational program related to the prevention of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia bias and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.

2019-A9599A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9599--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing an educa-
   tional program related to the prevention of anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim
   bias and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or
   gender identity or expression
 
   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 59 to read as follows:
   59. 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  THE  PREVENTION  OF  ANTI-SEMITISM,
 ANTI-MUSLIM  BIAS  AND  DISCRIMINATION  BASED  ON RELIGION, RACE, SEXUAL
 ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION TO ESTABLISH AN  ANTI-SEMI-
 TISM,  ANTI-MUSLIM  BIAS  AND  DISCRIMINATION  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 ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-
 MUSLIM BIAS AND DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION,  RACE,  SEXUAL  ORIEN-
 TATION  OR  GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION 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 ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-MUSLIM BIAS AND
 DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION, RACE,  SEXUAL  ORIENTATION  OR  GENDER
 IDENTITY  OR  EXPRESSION.   SUCH COMMISSIONER, IN COLLABORATION WITH ANY
 OTHER STAKEHOLDER GROUPS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY SUCH COMMISSIONER,  SHALL
 DEVELOP:
   A.  THE  ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-MUSLIM BIAS AND DISCRIMINATION PREVENTION
 AND EDUCATION PROGRAM PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE  EXPERT  ORGANIZATION  INTO
 AGE-APPROPRIATE  MODEL  CURRICULUM  RESOURCES, INCLUDING EXEMPLAR LESSON
 PLANS, AND BEST PRACTICE INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES FOR  STUDENTS,  PARENTS
 AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL DESIGNED TO PREVENT ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-MUSLIM BIAS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

2019-A9599B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A2511
2023-2024: A2146

2019-A9599B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an educational program related to the prevention of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia bias and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.

2019-A9599B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9599--B
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted
   as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee -- again reported from
   said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing an educa-
   tional  program related to the prevention of anti-Semitism, Islamopho-
   bia bias and discrimination based on  religion,  race,  sexual  orien-
   tation or gender identity or expression
 
   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 59 to read as follows:
   59. 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  THE  PREVENTION  OF  ANTI-SEMITISM,
 ISLAMOPHOBIA  BIAS  AND  DISCRIMINATION  BASED ON RELIGION, RACE, SEXUAL
 ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION TO ESTABLISH AN  ANTI-SEMI-
 TISM,  ISLAMOPHOBIA  BIAS  AND  DISCRIMINATION  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  ANTI-SEMITISM,
 ISLAMOPHOBIA  BIAS  AND  DISCRIMINATION  BASED ON RELIGION, RACE, SEXUAL
 ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY  OR  EXPRESSION  IN  GRADES  KINDERGARTEN
 THROUGH  TWELVE.  SUCH  PROGRAM SHALL BE FURTHER DEFINED BY SUCH COMMIS-
 SIONER IN REGULATION AND SHALL BE DESIGNED TO EDUCATE STUDENTS,  PARENTS
 AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL ABOUT THE PREVENTION OF ANTI-SEMITISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA
 BIAS  AND  DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION, RACE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR
 GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION.  SUCH COMMISSIONER, IN COLLABORATION WITH
 ANY OTHER STAKEHOLDER GROUPS DEEMED APPROPRIATE  BY  SUCH  COMMISSIONER,
 SHALL DEVELOP:
   A.  THE ANTI-SEMITISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA BIAS AND DISCRIMINATION PREVENTION
 AND EDUCATION PROGRAM PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE  EXPERT  ORGANIZATION  INTO
 AGE-APPROPRIATE  MODEL  CURRICULUM  RESOURCES, INCLUDING EXEMPLAR LESSON
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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