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- Referred to education
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 41–18
- Ordered to third reading cal.1579
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Print number 7759a
- Amend (t) and recommit to education
- Referred to education
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BILL NUMBER:S7759A
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring courses of instruction to include information on "comfort women"
Purpose or general idea of bill
The purpose of the bill is to facilitate the teaching of an unbiased and factual account of events that occurred during World War II involving the Comfort Women.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends subdivisions 1 and 3 of section 801 of the education law by amending the opening paragraphs to include curriculum instruction on violence against women during periods of armed conflict including the comfort women of the second world war.
Section 2 of the bill sets an effective date of the July 1, 2016.
Justification
The purpose of this legislation is to facilitate the teaching of an unbiased and factual account of events that occurred during World War 11. It is important to ensure that events such as those that occurred in relation to the "comfort women" are accurately reflected in the text books we use to teach our students.
During World War 11, the Imperial Japanese Army forced thousands of women to prostitute themselves for the benefit of the Emperor's troops in Korea and other nations. There have been recent efforts to deny the existence of this human rights atrocity and to blame it on alleged "racial conflicts" and efforts to harass the people of Japan. These attempts to deny or minimize such historic events make it necessary to provide an unbiased and factual account of these issues to our students.
It is also important to make sure this history is taught in light of the increasing amount of sex trafficking that is happening within the United States as well as throughout the world.
It is the responsibility of the legislature to make sure that the history of the "comfort women" is not ignored and to shed light on the continuing victimization of women and men that has a long and torturous legacy dating back many thousands of years.
Prior legislative history
None.
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
None known.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2016.
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