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Assembly Bill A5880
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
LAVINE
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Deborah Glick
Sandy Galef
Daniel Rosenthal
Judy Griffin
2021-A5880 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §801-b, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
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A8545
2021-A5880 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5880 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 1, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE, GLICK, GALEF, D. ROSENTHAL, GRIFFIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring instruction regarding symbols of hate THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds the recent spike in hate crimes across our state and nation as a whole to be highly disturbing and a societal epidemic in need of remedy. As many of our youth are not aware of the hateful connotations behind swastikas and nooses, it is necessary for the legislature to mandate compulsory educa- tion in all schools across our great state in regard to the meanings of these two symbols of hate. Requiring students be educated in the signif- icance of these displays of bigotry will go a long way toward fostering a more inclusive and tolerant society for all. § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 801-b to read as follows: § 801-B. INSTRUCTION REGARDING SYMBOLS OF HATE. THE REGENTS SHALL ENSURE THAT THE COURSE OF INSTRUCTION FOR GRADES SIX THROUGH TWELVE INCLUDES A COMPONENT ON THE MEANING OF THE SWASTIKA AS THE EMBLEM OF NAZI GERMANY, AS WELL AS THE NOOSE AS A SYMBOL OF RACISM AND INTIM- IDATION. THE REGENTS SHALL DETERMINE HOW TO INCORPORATE SUCH COMPONENTS INTO EXISTING CURRICULA, AND THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE ANY REGU- LATIONS NEEDED TO CARRY OUT SUCH DETERMINATION OF THE REGENTS. § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of September next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01151-01-1
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