NY State Senate Bill 2019-S350

Senate Bill S350

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Includes the attacks on September 11, 2001 in courses of instruction in patriotism and citizenship

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Delivered to Governor
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2019-S350 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §801, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S5883
2013-2014: S1890
2015-2016: S289
2017-2018: S1106
2021-2022: S3696
2023-2024: S2357

2019-S350 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes the attacks on September 11, 2001 in courses of instruction in patriotism and citizenship.

2019-S350 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S350

SPONSOR: FELDER
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
including the attacks on September 11, 2001 in courses of instruction in
patriotism and citizenship

 
PURPOSE:

This bill would ensure that current and future generations of New York
State school children are appropriately educated on the attacks of
September 11th, 2001.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill would amend Section 801 of the Education Law to add the
attacks on American soil on September 11, 2001 to the list of courses
for instruction in patriotism and citizenship in New York schools.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

On September 11, 2001, America suffered a terrorist attack on its soil
resulting in the loss of over 3,000 American lives. The resulting devas-
tation of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in downtown Manhat-
tan, to the Pentagon in Washington D.C. and the crash of United Airlines
Flight 93 in Pennsylvania, left an indelible mark on American and world
society and history.

The tragedy of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 is not
currently taught in all New York schools. The magnitude of the event on
Americans and New Yorkers demands that it should be a Part of our
schools' core curriculum and taught at an age appropriate level as
determined by State Education Department guidelines.

Such guidelines exist in current Social Studies Standards in the State
Education Department's Global History and Geography Online Resource
incorporate turning point lessons, defined as a decisive moment or an
event marking a unique or important historical change of course that
includes a lesson plan on September 11th.

This legislation gives appropriate weight to the importance of this
critical moment in history and ensures that current and future gener-
ations of New York students will all be instructed on the events of that
day, by requiring that all schools dedicate appropriate time and
resources to teaching the events of that forever changed America and the
world.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017-18: S.1106 - Referred to Education
2015-16: S.289 - Referred to Education.

 
BUDGET IMPLICATIONS:

None noted.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act would take effect immediately.

2019-S350 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    350
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  FELDER -- 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 including the  attacks
   on  September  11,  2001  in  courses of instruction in patriotism and
   citizenship

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 and subdivision 3 of
 section  801 of the education law, as amended by chapter 574 of the laws
 of 1997, are amended to read as follows:
   In order to promote a spirit of patriotic and civic service and  obli-
 gation and to foster in the children of the state moral and intellectual
 qualities  which  are  essential in preparing to meet the obligations of
 citizenship in peace or in war, the regents of  The  University  of  the
 State  of New York shall prescribe courses of instruction in patriotism,
 citizenship, and human rights issues, with particular attention  to  the
 study  of  the  inhumanity  of  genocide, slavery (including the freedom
 trail and underground railroad), the Holocaust, [and] the  mass  starva-
 tion  in  Ireland  from  1845  to 1850, AND THE ATTACKS ON SEPTEMBER 11,
 2001, to be maintained and followed in all the schools of the state. The
 boards of education and  trustees  of  the  several  cities  and  school
 districts  of  the  state  shall require instruction to be given in such
 courses, by the teachers employed in the  schools  therein.  All  pupils
 attending  such  schools, over the age of eight years, shall attend upon
 such instruction.
   3. The regents shall determine the subjects to  be  included  in  such
 courses  of  instruction  in  patriotism,  citizenship, and human rights
 issues, with particular attention to the  study  of  the  inhumanity  of
 genocide,  slavery  (including  the  freedom trail and underground rail-
 road), the Holocaust, [and] the mass starvation in Ireland from 1845  to
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02610-01-9

 S. 350                              2
 
 1850,  AND  THE ATTACKS ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, and in the history, mean-
 ing, significance and effect of the provisions of  the  constitution  of
 the  United States, the amendments thereto, the declaration of independ-
 ence, the constitution of the state of New York and the amendments ther-
 eto,  and  the  period  of  instruction  in  each  of the grades in such
 subjects. They shall adopt rules  providing  for  attendance  upon  such
 instruction and for such other matters as are required for carrying into
 effect  the objects and purposes of this section. The commissioner shall
 be responsible for the enforcement of such section and shall cause to be
 inspected and supervise the instruction to be given  in  such  subjects.
 The  commissioner  may, in his discretion, cause all or a portion of the
 public school money to be apportioned to a district or city to be  with-
 held  for  failure of the school authorities of such district or city to
 provide instruction in such courses and to compel attendance  upon  such
 instruction,  as  herein  prescribed,  and for a non-compliance with the
 rules of the regents adopted as herein provided.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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