S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   1022
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to culturally  responsive
   lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender education standards
 
   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. CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER
 EDUCATION CURRICULUM AND STANDARDS. 1. CULTURALLY  RESPONSIVE  EDUCATION
 RULES  AND  REGULATIONS. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND
 REGULATIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION  OF  CULTURALLY  RESPONSIVE  LESBIAN,
 GAY,  BISEXUAL  AND  TRANSGENDER  EDUCATION  CURRICULUM  FOR ALL SCHOOLS
 INCLUDING ELEMENTARY  SCHOOLS,  JUNIOR  HIGH  SCHOOLS  AND  SENIOR  HIGH
 SCHOOLS.  IN  FORMULATING  SUCH REGULATIONS, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SEEK
 INPUT OF PARENTS, STUDENTS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS.
   (B) IN FORMULATING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH (A)
 OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  RECOGNIZE  THAT:  MANY
 STUDENTS  IN  NEW  YORK  STATE'S  PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM ARE LESBIAN, GAY,
 BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER, AND EDUCATION THAT MAKES A CULTURAL CONNECTION
 WITH STUDENTS HAS BEEN SHOWN TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES.
   (C) ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHARTER SCHOOLS AND  PRIVATE  SCHOOLS  SHALL
 INTEGRATE  CULTURALLY  RESPONSIVE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER
 EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE EDUCATION OF ALL STUDENTS AT ALL  GRADE  LEVELS
 IN  ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED
 PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (D) THE COMMISSIONER'S RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
 LIMITED TO, CURRICULUM STANDARDS FOR THE ROLE OF OPPRESSION AND INEQUITY
 IN TREATMENT OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER IN THE HISTORY OF
 NEW YORK STATE AND THE UNITED  STATES.    THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ALSO
 DEVELOP MODEL CURRICULA FOR USE BY SCHOOLS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   2.  GRADUATION  STANDARDS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND
 REGULATIONS REQUIRING ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO PASS  A  COURSE  IN  A
 SUBJECT AREA THAT MEETS THE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL
 AND  TRANSGENDER  EDUCATION  STANDARDS  ESTABLISHED BY THIS SECTION AS A
 PREREQUISITE FOR GRADUATION.
   3.  TEACHER CERTIFICATION. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND
 REGULATIONS TO INCLUDE COMPLETION OF AT  LEAST  ONE  COLLEGE  COURSE  IN
 EFFECTIVE  TEACHING  FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER STUDENTS
 AS A PREREQUISITE FOR TEACHER CERTIFICATION.
   4. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  PROMULGATE  RULES
 AND  REGULATIONS REQUIRING LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER COMPE-
 TENCY AND RESPONSIVE EDUCATION  TO  BE  INCORPORATED  INTO  THE  ONGOING
 PROFESSIONAL  DEVELOPMENT  STANDARDS  FOR  ALL  PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH
 GRADE TWELVE EDUCATORS.
   5. CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE ASSESSMENT.  THE  COMMISSIONER
 SHALL CREATE A LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER CULTURALLY RESPON-
 SIVE  SCHOOL  CLIMATE  ASSESSMENT  WHICH SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY UTILIZE IN
 ASSESSING THE CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS  OF  THE  EDUCATIONAL  CLIMATE  IN
 THEIR SCHOOLS AND DISTRICT. THIS ASSESSMENT SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.
   6.  PILOT  PROGRAM.  WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, THE COMMIS-
 SIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM IN  LESBIAN,  GAY,  BISEXUAL  AND
 TRANSGENDER  CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE EDUCATION AND SHALL MAKE FUNDS AVAIL-
 ABLE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGH A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.  THE  AWARD  OF
 SUCH FUNDS SHALL BE BASED ON CRITERIA TO BE DEVELOPED BY THE COMMISSION-
 ER AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.