What's happening
This bill requires all New York schools to provide age-appropriate anti-gun violence education, with curriculum standards set by the commissioner.
Why it matters
Mandates all schools to integrate anti-gun violence education into standard classroom teaching. , meaning this topic will become a consistent part of the learning experience for students across the state rather than an optional or peripheral subject.
Gives the state education commissioner broad authority to set rules, curriculum, and standards for anti-gun violence instruction. , which can result in significant variation between districts but ensures every program must be either state-approved or directly follow state-issued curriculum.
Requires schools to dedicate resources—such as classroom time, facilities, and instructional materials—to support this education. , potentially impacting school budgets, teacher training needs, and the allocation of time away from other subjects.
Signals an increased prioritization of gun violence prevention as a public health and safety issue within the educational system. , which could influence community awareness, student perspectives, and potentially long-term cultural attitudes towards gun violence.
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Teach Anti-Gun Violence
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
3 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to education
- Referred to education
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1671
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 10, 2025
Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, ROZIC, COOK, RAGA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring instruction in anti-gun violence in all 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 805 to read as follows:
§ 805. Anti-gun violence education. 1. All schools shall include ageappropriate instruction on anti-gun violence as an integral part of the education provided by regular classroom teachers.
2. The commissioner shall prescribe such rules and regulations regarding instruction on anti-gun violence as the commissioner may deem necessary and desirable for the health and welfare of pupils and the community. The contents may be varied to meet the needs of particular school districts, or portions thereof, and need not be uniform throughout the state, provided, however, that school districts shall utilize either the curriculum for anti-gun violence instruction prescribed by the commissioner or a course approved by the commissioner in accordance with criteria established by the commissioner.
3. School authorities shall provide the needed facilities, time and place for the instruction set forth in this section and shall provide learning aids and curriculum resource materials which contribute to effective teaching methods and learning in anti-gun violence.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the date upon which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, 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 on or before such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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LBD04255-01-5
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