Requires instruction on dating violence prevention and healthy relationships

S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          1046

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                       (PREFILED)

                                     January 8, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, BRISPORT -- read twice and ordered printed,
          and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

        AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the commis-
          sioner of education to make recommendations to the  board  of  regents
          relating  to the adoption of instruction on dating violence prevention
          and healthy relationships for students in grades seven through twelve

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 63 to read as follows:
     3    63.  A.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE REGENTS
     4  RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTION ON  DATING  VIOLENCE  PREVENTION
     5  AND  HEALTHY  RELATIONSHIPS  THAT  IS  AGE-APPROPRIATE  INTO  THE ANNUAL
     6  CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES  SEVEN  THROUGH  TWELVE  AND
     7  WHICH  SHALL  BE  INCORPORATED  INTO  VARIOUS  CLASS SUBJECTS, INCLUDING
     8  HEALTH.
     9    B. PRIOR TO MAKING THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE REGENTS, THE COMMISSION-
    10  ER SHALL:
    11    (I) SEEK  THE  RECOMMENDATIONS  OF  TEACHERS,  SCHOOL  ADMINISTRATORS,
    12  TEACHER  EDUCATORS AND OTHERS WITH EDUCATIONAL EXPERTISE IN THE PROPOSED
    13  CURRICULUM;
    14    (II) SEEK COMMENT FROM PARENTS, STUDENTS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES;
    15    (III) CONSIDER THE AMOUNT OF INSTRUCTIONAL TIME SUCH  CURRICULUM  WILL
    16  REQUIRE  AND WHETHER SUCH TIME WOULD DETRACT FROM OTHER MANDATED COURSES
    17  OF STUDY;
    18    (IV) CONSIDER THE FISCAL IMPACT, IF  ANY,  ON  THE  STATE  AND  SCHOOL
    19  DISTRICTS; AND
    20    (V) CONSIDER ANY ADDITIONAL FACTORS THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS RELEVANT.
    21    C.  NO  LATER THAN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
    22  THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE

         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03016-01-5
        S. 1046                             2

     1  REGENTS TO EITHER ADOPT AND PROMULGATE APPROPRIATE RULES AND REGULATIONS
     2  IMPLEMENTING SUCH CURRICULUM OR TO REJECT  THE  IMPLEMENTATION  OF  SUCH
     3  CURRICULUM. UPON RECEIVING A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSIONER PURSU-
     4  ANT  TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  THE  REGENTS SHALL VOTE TO EITHER ACCEPT OR
     5  REJECT THE COMMISSIONER'S RECOMMENDATION NO LATER THAN SIXTY DAYS  AFTER
     6  RECEIVING SUCH RECOMMENDATION.
     7    D.  IF  THE  REGENTS ADOPT SUCH CURRICULUM, THE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENT
     8  SHALL TAKE EFFECT NO LATER THAN THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR AFTER SUCH  CURRIC-
     9  ULUM HAS BEEN ADOPTED.
    10    E.  IF  THE  REGENTS  REJECT  SUCH  CURRICULUM, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
    11  PROVIDE A REPORT AS TO THE DETERMINATION OF THE REGENTS TO THE GOVERNOR,
    12  THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE  ASSEMBLY  AND
    13  THE  CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES ON EDUCATION PROVIDING
    14  THE REASONS FOR SUCH REJECTION NOT LATER  THAN  THIRTY  DAYS  AFTER  THE
    15  REGENTS REJECT SUCH CURRICULUM.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.