NY State Senate Bill 2021-S189

Senate Bill S189

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires a course of instruction on the prevention of eating disorders in grades five through twelve

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2021-S189 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6168
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §804-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S7056

2021-S189 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a course of instruction on the prevention of eating disorders in grades five through twelve.

2021-S189 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S189

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring a course of
study in the prevention of eating disorders

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation seeks to ensure that students in grades 5-12 receive
instruction as it relates to preventing eating disorders.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 adds a new section 804-e to the education law by requiring
students in grades 5-12 receive instruction as it relates to preventing
eating disorders.  Specifically SED would work with DOH to work towards
creating a program aimed at educating students, parents and school
personnel about the prevention of eating disorders. This section allows
SED to promote model curriculum and resource material on their website.

Section 2 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

With New York developing groundbreaking mental health education curric-
ulum we need to make sure that all aspects of our educational system
implements all aspects that are components of mental health. This legis-
lation seeks to ensure that schools in their already mandate nutrition
curriculum include eating disorder prevention, a key component to
student's mental health needs.

Nearly three percent of adolescents report having an eating disorder
with a higher concentration on middle and high school students.  Unbe-
lievably, nearly fifty percent of women and thirty-three percent of men
have used unhealthy behaviors to control their weights. By ensuring,
that schools nutrition curriculum includes key aspects of eating disor-
der prevention we will take significant steps to recognizing that disor-
dered eating behaviors such as anorexia and bulimia pose amongst other
disorders pose serious mental health concerns to our young people.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S.7056 of 2020; referred to Senate Education Committee

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

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

2021-S189 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    189
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 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 a course  of
   study in the prevention of eating disorders

   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. COURSES OF STUDY IN EATING  DISORDERS.    1.  ALL  PUPILS  IN
 GRADES  FIVE  THROUGH  TWELVE  IN  ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE STATE SHALL
 RECEIVE INSTRUCTION DESIGNED TO PREVENT EATING DISORDERS.  SUCH  PROGRAM
 SHALL  BE  DEFINED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN REGULATIONS AFTER CONSULTATION
 WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH  AND  BE  DESIGNED  TO  EDUCATE  STUDENTS,
 PARENTS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL ABOUT THE PREVENTION OF EATING DISORDERS IN
 GRADES  FIVE  THROUGH  TWELVE.  SUCH  PROGRAM  SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
 LIMITED TO STUDENTS AND PARENTS. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION  SHALL  PREVENT
 THE  DEPARTMENT  FROM  MAKING  MODEL  CURRICULUM  AND RESOURCE MATERIALS
 AVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER MAY PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ASSIST IN  THE
 DEVELOPMENT  OF  CURRICULA  FOR SUCH COURSES OF STUDY WHICH SHALL BE AGE
 APPROPRIATE AND DEVELOPED ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS AND ABILITIES OF PUPILS
 AT SUCCESSIVE GRADE LEVELS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE AWARENESS, SKILLS, INFOR-
 MATION, SELF-CONFIDENCE AND SUPPORT TO AID IN THE PREVENTION  OF  EATING
 DISORDERS.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
 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.

                                                            LBD01808-01-1

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