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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         4070--B
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    February 27, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by Sens. BIAGGI, ADDABBO, GIANARIS, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN, JACK-
          SON,  KAPLAN,  KENNEDY, LIU, MAYER, METZGER, RAMOS, SERRANO, THOMAS --
          read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
          the  Committee  on  Education  --  committee discharged, bill amended,
          ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
          committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
          recommitted to said committee
 
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring a course  of
          study  in the prevention of child sexual exploitation and child sexual
          abuse
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Erin's Law".
     2    §  2.  The  education  law is amended by adding a new section 803-b to
     3  read as follows:
     4    § 803-b. Courses of study in prevention of child  sexual  exploitation
     5  and  child  sexual  abuse.  1.  All  pupils  in grades K-8 in all public
     6  schools in the state shall receive instruction designed to prevent child
     7  sexual exploitation and  child  sexual  abuse.  Such  program  shall  be
     8  defined  by  the commissioner in regulations after consultation with the
     9  department of health and be designed to educate  students,  parents  and
    10  school  personnel  about the prevention of child sexual exploitation and
    11  child sexual abuse in grades kindergarten through  eight.  Such  program
    12  shall  include,  but  not be limited to students and parents. Nothing in
    13  this section shall prevent the department from making  model  curriculum
    14  and resource materials available on the department's website.
    15    2.  The commissioner may provide technical assistance to assist in the
    16  development of curricula for such courses of study which  shall  be  age
    17  appropriate and developed according to the needs and abilities of pupils
    18  at successive grade levels in order to provide awareness, skills, infor-
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01177-06-9
        S. 4070--B                          2
 
     1  mation,  self-confidence  and  support to aid in the prevention of child
     2  sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse.
     3    §  3.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
     4  the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
     5  addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
     6  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
     7  to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

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