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NY A03163
Bill
Status
1/23/2025
Primary Sponsor
Linda Rosenthal
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AI Summary
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Requires the Board of Regents to prescribe courses of instruction in state and local government for all elementary and middle schools in New York
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Mandates that boards of education and school district trustees ensure teachers provide instruction in these government courses to all students in elementary and middle school grades
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Extends the same curriculum requirements to private schools, requiring them to establish and maintain equivalent courses in state and local government
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Private schools that fail to offer these courses will not be considered to provide "substantially equivalent" instruction to public schools, potentially affecting their accreditation status
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Takes effect 24 months after becoming law, with immediate authorization for regulators to develop necessary rules for implementation
Legislative Description
Requires the regents to prescribe courses of instruction in state and local government in elementary and middle schools in the state; provides boards of education and trustees of the several cities and school districts of the state shall require instruction to be given in such courses by the teachers; requires similar instruction in private schools.
Last Action
referred to education
1/7/2026