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NY A10167
Bill
Status
2/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
Manny De Los Santos
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AI Summary
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Directs the New York Commissioner of Education and Board of Regents to establish a grade-based curriculum on healthy relationship building skills
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Kindergarten through 2nd grade curriculum covers foundations of friendship, recognizing emotions, respecting personal space, empathy, and basic concepts of family relationships
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Grades 3-5 focus on trust, respect, conflict resolution, active listening, personal boundaries, and identifying bullying and unhealthy peer dynamics
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Grades 6-8 address emotional regulation, peer pressure, social media interactions, consent, mutual respect, and distinguishing healthy from unhealthy behaviors in friendships and romantic relationships
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Grades 9-12 cover in-depth education on consent, sexual boundaries, bystander intervention, recognizing manipulation and abuse, gender roles, and long-term relationship communication
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Parents may opt children out of romantic relationship or sexual consent content, but emotional intelligence and communication lessons are mandatory and cannot be waived
Legislative Description
Directs the commissioner of education, in consultation with the board of regents, to establish and develop a curriculum on healthy relationship building skills; provides that such curriculum shall be by grades and focus on different issues and understandings of healthy relationships.
Last Action
referred to education
2/12/2026