Assembly Bill A591

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires instruction in anti-gun violence in all schools

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A591 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §805, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9238
2013-2014: A3353, A8465
2015-2016: A4058
2017-2018: A2138
2019-2020: A1064
2021-2022: A2074

2023-A591 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires instruction in anti-gun violence in all schools.

2023-A591 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    591
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. L. ROSENTHAL, ROZIC, COOK, JOYNER -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring  instruction
   in anti-gun violence in all schools
 
   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 805 to
 read as follows:
   § 805. ANTI-GUN VIOLENCE EDUCATION. 1. ALL SCHOOLS SHALL INCLUDE  AGE-
 APPROPRIATE  INSTRUCTION ON ANTI-GUN VIOLENCE AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE
 EDUCATION PROVIDED BY REGULAR CLASSROOM TEACHERS.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARD-
 ING INSTRUCTION ON ANTI-GUN VIOLENCE AS THE COMMISSIONER MAY DEEM NECES-
 SARY AND DESIRABLE FOR THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF PUPILS AND THE COMMUNI-
 TY.  THE CONTENTS MAY BE VARIED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF  PARTICULAR  SCHOOL
 DISTRICTS,  OR  PORTIONS THEREOF, AND NEED NOT BE UNIFORM THROUGHOUT THE
 STATE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL UTILIZE EITHER THE
 CURRICULUM FOR ANTI-GUN VIOLENCE INSTRUCTION PRESCRIBED BY  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  OR  A  COURSE  APPROVED  BY  THE COMMISSIONER IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   3. SCHOOL AUTHORITIES SHALL PROVIDE THE NEEDED  FACILITIES,  TIME  AND
 PLACE  FOR  THE  INSTRUCTION SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION AND SHALL PROVIDE
 LEARNING AIDS AND CURRICULUM  RESOURCE  MATERIALS  WHICH  CONTRIBUTE  TO
 EFFECTIVE TEACHING METHODS AND LEARNING IN ANTI-GUN VIOLENCE.
   §  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 on or before such date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00916-01-3

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