Senate Bill S1254

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of education to develop and implement an expanded curriculum or instruction on the history of the labor movement in the United States

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education 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-S1254 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §804-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8808
2021-2022: S595

2023-S1254 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of education to develop and implement an expanded curriculum or instruction on the history of the labor movement in the United States.

2023-S1254 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1254 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1254
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  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 the  commis-
   sioner of education to develop and implement an expanded curriculum or
   instruction on the history of the labor movement in the United States

   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. HISTORY  OF  THE LABOR MOVEMENT CURRICULUM OR INSTRUCTION. 1.
 THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH  ANY  APPROPRIATE  AGENCY,  SHALL
 ESTABLISH  AND/OR  REVISE  THE  CURRICULUM  OR  INSTRUCTION  FOR  SCHOOL
 DISTRICTS IN THE HISTORY OF BOTH ORGANIZED AND UNORGANIZED LABOR IN  THE
 UNITED  STATES,  EXPANDING  ANY  CURRENT  CURRICULUM  OR  INSTRUCTION TO
 INCLUDE A MORE COMPLETE PICTURE OF LABOR HISTORY AND INFORMATION ON WHAT
 THE LABOR MOVEMENT LOOKS LIKE CURRENTLY. THE CONTENT OF SUCH  CURRICULUM
 OR INSTRUCTION SHALL BE AGE APPROPRIATE AND SHALL BE DEVELOPED ACCORDING
 TO THE NEEDS AND ABILITIES OF PUPILS AT SUCCESSIVE GRADE LEVELS IN ORDER
 TO  PROVIDE  INFORMATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORY OF BOTH ORGAN-
 IZED AND UNORGANIZED LABOR IN THE UNITED STATES.
   2. SCHOOLS MAY INCLUDE THE ABOVE MATERIALS AS  A  COMPONENT  OF  THEIR
 SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM OR ANY OTHER WAY THE SCHOOL DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024 and shall apply to school
 years commencing on or after such date. Effective immediately, the addi-
 tion,  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.
                                                            LBD00316-01-3



              

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