New York A 4091: Establishes an educational program related to the prevention of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia bias and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression

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A04091 Summary:

BILL NOA04091 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01408

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SPONSORStern

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COSPNSREpstein, Steck

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §305, Ed L

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Establishes an educational program related to the prevention of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia bias and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.

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BILL NOA04091 

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01/31/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4091

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 31, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing an educa-
 tional program related to the prevention of anti-Semitism, Islamopho-
 bia bias and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orien-
 tation or gender identity or expression

 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. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and
 4 subject to an appropriation, the department shall contract with an
 5 outside entity who has expertise in the prevention of anti-Semitism,
 6 Islamophobia bias and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual
 7 orientation or gender identity or expression to establish an anti-Semi-
 8 tism, Islamophobia bias and discrimination prevention and education
 9 program overseen by such department. The commissioner shall work with
 10 such outside entity, to establish and develop an educational program
 11 within such department related to the prevention of anti-Semitism,
 12 Islamophobia bias and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual
 13 orientation or gender identity or expression in grades kindergarten
 14 through twelve. Such program shall be further defined by such commis-
 15 sioner in regulation and shall be designed to educate students, parents
 16 and school personnel about the prevention of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia
 17 bias and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or
 18 gender identity or expression. Such commissioner, in collaboration with
 19 any other stakeholder groups deemed appropriate by such commissioner,
 20 shall develop:
 21 a. the anti-Semitism, Islamophobia bias and discrimination prevention
 22 and education program prepared by an outside expert organization into
 23 age-appropriate model curriculum resources, including exemplar lesson

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02492-01-5

 A. 4091 2

 1 plans, and best practice instructional resources for students, parents
 2 and school personnel designed to prevent anti-Semitism, Islamophobia
 3 bias and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or
 4 gender identity or expression. Such model curriculum, resources, lesson
 5 plans and instructional resources shall include but not be limited to
 6 guidelines and methods of prevention, indicators and warning signs of
 7 anti-Semitism, Islamophobia bias and discrimination based on religion,
 8 race, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, guidelines
 9 and methods to prevent anti-Semitism, Islamophobia bias and discrimi-
 10 nation based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender identity or
 11 expression and how to report complaints of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia
 12 bias and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or
 13 gender identity or expression. Such model curriculum shall be made
 14 available to school boards, school superintendents, their equivalents,
 15 and teachers for voluntary implementation in social studies classes and
 16 in social studies coursework;
 17 b. instructional tools and materials for students, parents and school
 18 personnel, which shall include updated information on how to report
 19 incidents of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia bias and discriminatio