New York A 1435: Requires certain text-books to reference the Sea of Japan as also the East Sea

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A01435 Summary:

BILL NOA01435 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBraunstein (MS)

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COSPNSRColton, Rosenthal, Weprin, Simon

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MLTSPNSRFitzpatrick, Hevesi, McDonough, Ra

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Add §706, Ed L

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Requires all text-books approved by this article to reference the Sea of Japan as also the East Sea.

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BILL NOA01435 

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01/09/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1435

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, COLTON, ROSENTHAL, WEPRIN, SIMON --
 Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FITZPATRICK, HEVESI, McDONOUGH, RA --
 read once and referred to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring certain
 text-books to reference the Sea of Japan as also the East Sea

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 706 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 706. Reference to Sea of Japan. Any text-book approved and issued
 4 pursuant to section seven hundred one of this article which refers to
 5 the Sea of Japan shall also refer to such sea as the East Sea.
 6 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 7 the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to text-
 8 books approved and issued on or after such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04006-01-5

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