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- Referred to education
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 59–1
- Amended on third reading 6599d
- Amended on third reading (t) 6599c
- Amended on third reading (t) 6599b
- Ordered to third reading cal.278
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Print number 6599a
- Amend and recommit to education
- Referred to education
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Requires certain text-books to reference the Sea of Japan as also the East Sea
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor Edward Braunstein
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BILL NUMBER:S6599D
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring certain text-books to reference the Sea of Japan as also the East Sea
Purpose of the bill
To require that the Sea of Japan also be referenced as the East Sea in textbooks used in New York.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends the education law by adding a section 706 which will require that any text-book approved and issued pursuant to section seven hundred one of this article which refers to the Sea of Japan shall also refer to such sea as the East Sea.
Section 2 of the bill sets an effective date of the July 1, 2016 and the provisions shall apply to books approved and issued after that date.
Justification
This bill will facilitate an understanding that the body of water that separates the Korean Peninsula and Japan should also be known as the "East Sea". While the name "Sea of Japan" was introduced sometime during the late 1920's during a time when Japan occupied Korea, both Korea and China have referred to this same body of water as the "East Sea" for well over 2000 years. In addition, there are dozens of world maps predating the 19th century that refer to this body of water as the "East Sea".
Moreover, two separate international resolutions have established the standards of naming a sea area that is shared by multiple countries. The International Hydrographic Organization Technical Resolution A.4.2.6 (adopted on March 13, 1974) provided that when countries sharing a given geographical feature do not agree on a common name, the names used by each of the countries should be used concurrently. This standard is confirmed by the United Nations Resolution on Geographical Names 111/20 (adopted in 1977), which further stated that accepting only one or some of such names while excluding the rest would be inconsistent in principle as well as inexpedient in practice. Furthermore, the internationally established custom indicates that seas bordering different countries should not be named after one particular nation. Therefore, a dual reference to the "Sea of Japan" and the "East Sea" would be in full compliance with this international principle.
Prior legislative history
None.
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2016 and shall apply to text-books approved and issued on or after such date.
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