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NY A11361

Bill

Status

Introduced

10/19/2018

Primary Sponsor

John McDonald

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Origin

Assembly

2017-2018 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends New York Education Law Section 801 to require the State Regents to prescribe courses of instruction that include the history of the Ukrainian Genocide-Holodomor of 1932 to 1933 alongside genocide, slavery, the Holocaust, and the Irish mass starvation of 1845-1850

  • Mandates all New York public and private schools provide instruction on the Ukrainian Genocide-Holodomor to students over eight years of age as part of patriotism, citizenship, and human rights curricula

  • Requires school boards and trustees to enforce the instruction requirement and makes failure to provide such courses grounds for withholding public school funding

  • Designates the Commissioner of Education to enforce compliance through inspection and supervision of instruction in these subjects

  • Takes effect on July 1 following enactment into law

Legislative Description

Requires schools to provide instruction on the history of the Ukrainian Genocide-Holodomor of 1932 to 1933.

Last Action

referred to education

10/19/2018

Committee Referrals

Education10/19/2018

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