Senate Bill S1346

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires schools to include instruction on the prevention of eating disorders as an integral part of their health education programs

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • 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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2021-S1346 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2007
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §804, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7094, A9018
2023-2024: S3182, A3722

2021-S1346 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires schools to include instruction on the prevention of eating disorders as an integral part of their health education programs.

2021-S1346 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1346 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1346
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  HOYLMAN,  SALAZAR,  GIANARIS, LIU, RIVERA -- 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 schools to
   include instruction on the prevention of eating disorders as an  inte-
   gral part of their health education programs
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The section heading of section 804 of the education law, as
 amended by chapter 390 of the laws of 2016, is amended and a new  subdi-
 vision 5-a is added to read as follows:
   Health  education  regarding  mental  health,  alcohol, drugs, tobacco
 abuse, EATING DISORDERS and the  prevention  and  detection  of  certain
 cancers.
   5-A.  ALL  SCHOOLS SHALL INCLUDE, AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF HEALTH EDUCA-
 TION PROVIDED FOR ALL STUDENTS IN GRADES SIX THROUGH TWELVE, INSTRUCTION
 REGARDING THE PREVENTION OF EATING DISORDERS AS  A  COMPONENT  OF  THEIR
 NUTRITION  PROGRAMS. SUCH INSTRUCTION SHALL BE DESIGNED ACCORDING TO THE
 AGE-APPROPRIATE NEEDS AND ABILITIES OF THE PUPILS  AT  SUCCESSIVE  GRADE
 LEVELS,  WITH THE PURPOSE OF FOSTERING AND DEVELOPING HEALTHY SELF-IMAGE
 AND PREPARING PUPILS TO LIVE HEALTHY LIVES. IN DEVELOPING SUCH  INSTRUC-
 TION,  THE  COMMISSIONER MAY CONSULT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE CARE CENTERS
 FOR EATING DISORDERS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE  TWENTY-SEVEN-J  OF
 THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect  on  the first of September next
 succeeding the date upon which it shall have  become  a  law.  Effective
 immediately,  the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regu-
 lation necessary for the implementation of this  act  on  its  effective
 date are authorized to be made on or before such date.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02481-01-1

              

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