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NY A01208
Bill
Status
1/9/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jo Simon
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AI Summary
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Directs the Department of Education to develop a gun violence prevention program in consultation with school districts, Department of Health, Division of Criminal Justice Services, and Department of Environmental Conservation
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Program must include practical skills for students, opportunities for self-reflection and role-play, student-set goals for change, competency and leadership development, and parental/community involvement
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Authorizes schools to provide instruction on gun violence prevention to students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade using department-provided materials on a voluntary basis
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Requires the department to submit a report to the governor and legislature by July 1, 2028, assessing the program's impact on reducing gunshot injuries among children and adolescents
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Legislative findings note gunshot injuries account for 12% of all premature deaths among children and adolescents, with five others seriously injured for every youth who dies from gunshot injuries
Legislative Description
Provides for a gun violence prevention program in the public schools; provides that the program is to be developed by the department of education in conjunction with other state agencies and educational organizations and is to be made available to schools for use in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade; provides for a report to the governor and the legislature on the program; enacts the "gun violence prevention act".
Last Action
referred to education
1/7/2026