NY State Senate Bill 2019-S7199A

Senate Bill S7199A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires hate crime awareness curriculum or instruction for school districts

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Jul 01, 2020	print number 7199a
Jul 01, 2020	amend and recommit to education
Jan 10, 2020	referred to education

Bill Amendments

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2019-S7199 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9532
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §804-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S125, A2508
2023-2024: S6871, A243

2019-S7199 - Summary

Requires hate crime awareness curriculum or instruction for school districts.

2019-S7199 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7199     Revised 2/4/2020

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring hate crime
awareness curriculum or instruction for school districts

 
PURPOSE:

To create a hate crimes curriculum or instruction on discrimination and
religious intolerance including anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim bias.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 creates new section 804-e of the education law creating a hate
crime awareness curriculum or instruction. The commissioner in consulta-
tion with the Division of Human Rights and any other appropriate agency
shall establish hate crime awareness curriculum or instruction for
school districts, including but not limited to instruction on what
discrimination, religious intolerance including anti-Semitism, anti-Mus-

lim bias might look like in a school as well as the positive actions
students can take to promote acceptance, inclusion, and the diversity of
their communities. Allows for age appropriate curriculum to be varied
across the state to meet the particular needs of students. Allows for
inclusion in the Social Studies curriculum or in any other manner a
school deems appropriate.

Section 2 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Hate has no place here. With a disturbing increase in the number of
anti-Semitic, and anti-Muslim attacks and assaults occurring in New York
we must work on multiple fronts to combat the scourge of hate, intoler-
ance, anti-Semitism, and anti-Muslim bias. One of these critical ways is
to ensure that our children, the most precious of all are taught from an
early age to identify discrimination and religious intolerance including
hate and anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim bias; and how to fight back by
promoting acceptance and inclusion while embracing the diversity that is
New York. This legislation creates age appropriate curriculum to engage
our students from an early age to be accepting and inclusive of all, and
to identify and fight back against those who practice hate, anti-Semi-
tism, anti-Muslim bias, discrimination and religious intolerance.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the July 1 next succeeding.

2019-S7199 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7199
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- 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 requiring  hate  crime
   awareness curriculum or instruction for school districts
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section  804-e
 to read as follows:
   §  804-E.  HATE  CRIME  AWARENESS  CURRICULUM  OR  INSTRUCTION. 1. THE
 COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DIVISION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND  ANY
 OTHER  APPROPRIATE  AGENCY, SHALL ESTABLISH HATE CRIME AWARENESS CURRIC-
 ULUM OR INSTRUCTION FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 INSTRUCTION ON WHAT DISCRIMINATION AND RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE,  INCLUDING
 ANTI-SEMITISM,  MIGHT LOOK LIKE AS WELL AS THE POSITIVE ACTIONS STUDENTS
 CAN  TAKE  TO  PROMOTE ACCEPTANCE, INCLUSION, AND THE DIVERSITY OF THEIR
 COMMUNITIES.   THE CONTENT OF SUCH  CURRICULUM  OR  INSTRUCTION  MAY  BE
 VARIED  TO  MEET  THE  NEEDS OF PARTICULAR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, OR PORTIONS
 THEREOF, AND NEED NOT BE UNIFORM THROUGHOUT THE STATE.   THE CONTENT  OF
 SUCH  CURRICULUM  OR  INSTRUCTION  SHALL BE AGE APPROPRIATE AND SHALL BE
 DEVELOPED ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS AND ABILITIES OF PUPILS  AT  SUCCESSIVE
 GRADE  LEVELS  IN  ORDER TO PROVIDE SKILLS, INFORMATION, AND GUIDANCE TO
 AID IN HATE CRIME AWARENESS.
   2. SCHOOLS MAY INCLUDE THE CURRICULUM OR INSTRUCTION REQUIRED BY  THIS
 SECTION  AS A COMPONENT OF ITS SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM OR IN ANY OTHER
 MANNER THE SCHOOL DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
 the  date  upon which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately,
 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation  neces-
 sary  for  the  implementation  of  this  act  on its effective date are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14685-05-0

co-Sponsors

2019-S7199A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9532
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §804-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S125, A2508
2023-2024: S6871, A243

2019-S7199A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires hate crime awareness curriculum or instruction for school districts.

2019-S7199A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7199A                   Revised 7/31/2020

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring hate crime
awareness curriculum or instruction for school districts

 
PURPOSE:

To create a hate crimes curriculum or instruction on discrimination and
religious intolerance including anti-Semitism, and Islamophobia.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 creates new section 804-e of the education law creating a hate
crime awareness curriculum or instruction. The commissioner in consulta-
tion with the Division of Human Rights and any other appropriate agency
shall establish hate crime awareness curriculum or instruction for
school districts, including but not limited to instruction on what
discrimination, religious intolerance including anti-Semitism, anti-Mus-

lim bias might look like in a school as well as the positive actions
students can take to promote acceptance, inclusion, and the diversity of
their communities. Allows for age appropriate curriculum to be varied
across the state to meet the particular needs of students. Allows for
inclusion in the Social Studies curriculum or in any other manner a
school deems appropriate.

Section 2 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Hate has no place here. With a disturbing increase in the number of
anti-Semitic, and Islamophobic attacks and assaults occurring in New
York we must work on multiple fronts to combat the scourge of hate,
intolerance, anti-Semitism, and Islamophobia. One of these critical ways
is to ensure that our children, the most precious of all are taught from
an early age to identify discrimination and religious intolerance
including hate, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia; and how to fight back by
promoting acceptance and inclusion while embracing the diversity that is
New York. This legislation creates age appropriate curriculum to engage
our students from an early age to be accepting and inclusive of all, and
to identify and fight back against those who practice hate, anti-Semi-
tism, Islamophobia, discrimination and religious intolerance.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the July 1 next succeeding.

2019-S7199A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7199--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. KAPLAN, GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and  when  printed  to  be  committed 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 requiring hate crime
   awareness curriculum or instruction for school districts

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 804-e
 to read as follows:
   § 804-E. HATE  CRIME  AWARENESS  CURRICULUM  OR  INSTRUCTION.  1.  THE
 COMMISSIONER,  IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DIVISION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND ANY
 OTHER APPROPRIATE AGENCY, SHALL ESTABLISH HATE CRIME  AWARENESS  CURRIC-
 ULUM OR INSTRUCTION FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 INSTRUCTION  ON WHAT DISCRIMINATION AND RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE, INCLUDING
 ANTI-SEMITISM AND ISLAMOPHOBIA,  MIGHT LOOK LIKE AS WELL AS THE POSITIVE
 ACTIONS STUDENTS CAN TAKE TO  PROMOTE  ACCEPTANCE,  INCLUSION,  AND  THE
 DIVERSITY  OF  THEIR  COMMUNITIES.    THE  CONTENT OF SUCH CURRICULUM OR
 INSTRUCTION MAY BE  VARIED  TO  MEET  THE  NEEDS  OF  PARTICULAR  SCHOOL
 DISTRICTS,  OR  PORTIONS THEREOF, AND NEED NOT BE UNIFORM THROUGHOUT THE
 STATE.   THE CONTENT OF SUCH CURRICULUM  OR  INSTRUCTION  SHALL  BE  AGE
 APPROPRIATE  AND SHALL BE DEVELOPED ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS AND ABILITIES
 OF PUPILS AT SUCCESSIVE GRADE LEVELS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SKILLS,  INFOR-
 MATION, AND GUIDANCE TO AID IN HATE CRIME AWARENESS.
   2.  SCHOOLS MAY INCLUDE THE CURRICULUM OR INSTRUCTION REQUIRED BY THIS
 SECTION AS A COMPONENT OF ITS SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM OR IN ANY  OTHER
 MANNER THE SCHOOL DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 the date upon which it shall have become a law.  Effective  immediately,
 the  addition,  amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
 sary for the implementation of  this  act  on  its  effective  date  are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14685-06-0

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Sponsored By

Anna M. Kaplan

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

Andrew Gounardes

2019-S7199 - Details

2019-S7199 - Summary

2019-S7199 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7199 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

Andrew Gounardes

2019-S7199A (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S7199A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S7199A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7199A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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