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NY A05727

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/23/2023

Primary Sponsor

Demond Meeks

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Origin

Assembly

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires every elementary, middle, and high school in New York to include age-appropriate instruction on conflict resolution as part of the required curriculum

  • Directs the Commissioner of Education to develop conflict resolution curricula for grades kindergarten through twelfth grade, including instruction on diffusing conflict and coping mechanisms for dealing with conflict at home and between peers

  • Requires the Commissioner to promulgate rules and regulations mandating conflict resolution instruction at all elementary, middle, and high schools in the state

  • Requires the Commissioner to develop and make available resource materials to school districts to facilitate the required conflict resolution instruction

  • Takes effect July 1 following the date the bill becomes law, with authority for the Commissioner to adopt necessary rules and regulations immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Requires age-appropriate instruction on conflict resolution for elementary, middle, and high school students; requires the commissioner to develop curricula for schools in the state for such instruction; directs the commissioner to develop resource materials to facilitate such instruction.

Last Action

referred to education

1/3/2024

Committee Referrals

Education3/23/2023

Full Bill Text

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