What's happening
This bill requires comprehensive, medically accurate sex education for grades 1-12 in all New York public and charter schools.
Why it matters
Ensures students in all grades (1-12) receive consistent, medically accurate, and age-appropriate sex education. , which could help address gaps in knowledge and reduce misinformation among young people.
Mandates that the curriculum be developed in consultation with health and mental health experts. , highlighting a focus on both physical and emotional well-being, and potentially supporting healthier relationships and decision-making.
Allows local districts or New York City schools to propose their own curriculum, but only if it meets or exceeds state standards. , creating room for community input while ensuring a baseline of comprehensive education statewide.
Sets a clear timeline for implementation. , requiring the curriculum to be developed within a year and taught the following school year, which signals urgency and a commitment to quickly improving educational content.
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Require Sex Ed in Schools
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Sponsors
7 Co-sponsors
2 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to education
- Referred to education
Companion bill
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Require Sex Ed in Schools
In Senate Committee · Education · Sponsor Velmanette Montgomery
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1904
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 17, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. RICHARDSON, CARROLL, ABINANTI, SIMON, DE LA ROSA, WALKER, PICHARDO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. WALLACE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to mandating sex education in elementary and high schools
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 817 to read as follows:
§ 817. Comprehensive sex education. 1. The commissioner, working in consultation with the commissioners of health and mental health, shall create and establish a comprehensive, medically accurate and age appropriate sex education curriculum which shall be taught in grades one through twelve in all public and charter schools. Such curriculum shall be ready for use within one year of the effective date of this section.
2. The chancellor of the New York city school system, or a board of education may adopt their own curriculum upon approval of the commissioner, provided, however, that the commissioner shall not approve any curriculum which does not substantially comply with the curriculum created pursuant to subdivision one of this section.
3. Schools shall begin teaching the curriculum established pursuant to this section in the first school year following certification by the commissioner that such curriculum has been established.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02885-01-9
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