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NY S00071
Bill
Status
1/5/2011
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Duane
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AI Summary
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Commissioner of Education, in consultation with Commissioners of Health and Mental Health, must create a comprehensive, medically accurate, and age-appropriate sex education curriculum within one year of enactment
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Curriculum must be taught in grades one through twelve in all public and charter schools statewide
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New York City School Chancellor and boards of education may adopt their own curriculum with Commissioner approval, provided it substantially complies with the state curriculum
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Schools must begin teaching the established curriculum in the first school year following Commissioner certification that the curriculum has been created
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Act takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Mandates comprehensive, medically accurate and age appropriate sex education be taught in all public schools, grades one through twelve; provides that the commissioner of education will create and establish a curriculum to accomplish such goal within one year of the effective date of this legislation.
Last Action
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
1/5/2011