What's happening
This bill requires New York schools to establish age-appropriate domestic violence awareness curriculum or instruction, starting July 1, 2020.
Why it matters
Equips students with practical skills and knowledge. to recognize and address domestic violence from an early age, potentially reducing the long-term impact of abuse in families and communities.
Allows for local flexibility. , letting school districts adapt the curriculum to their specific student populations rather than enforcing a one-size-fits-all approach, which may increase relevance and effectiveness.
Integrates domestic violence awareness into existing educational frameworks. (such as health classes or other appropriate settings), which could make implementation smoother and ensure the topic receives regular, structured attention.
Mandates collaboration among multiple state agencies. (including the Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Office of Children and Family Services), which could improve the quality, accuracy, and support for the curriculum provided to schools.
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Teach Domestic Violence Awareness
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History
- Referred to education
- Referred to education
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2940
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 28, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES, VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring domestic violence awareness curriculum or instruction
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 804-e to read as follows:
§ 804-e. Domestic violence awareness curriculum or instruction. 1. The commissioner, in consultation with the state office for the prevention of domestic violence, the office of children and family services, and any other appropriate agency, shall establish domestic violence awareness curriculum or instruction for school districts. The contents may be varied to meet the needs of particular school districts, or portions thereof, and need not be uniform throughout the state. The content shall be age appropriate and shall be developed according to the needs and abilities of pupils at successive grade levels in order to provide skills, information, and support to aid in domestic violence awareness.
2. Schools may include the above materials as a component of its health curriculum or any other way the school deems appropriate.
§ 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05147-01-9
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