New York S 2425: Relates to reading and posting in public schools excerpts of the writings and documents regarding American heritage

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S02425 Summary:

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Requires the regents to promulgate rules to allow and encourage the reading and posting in public schools excerpts of the writings and documents regarding American heritage.

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01/17/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2425

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 17, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- 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 courses of instruction
 in patriotism and citizenship and in certain historic documents

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

 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds and
 2 declares that exposure of students to primary source documents giving
 3 record of American history and heritage should be encouraged. It is
 4 important that the integrity of such historical documents be maintained
 5 to preclude intentional or unintentional censorship of the writings,
 6 documents and records documenting American history and heritage.
 7 § 2. Section 801 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 8 subdivision 6 to read as follows:
 9 6. The regents shall promulgate rules which shall permit the boards of
 10 education and trustees of the several cities and school districts of the
 11 state to allow and encourage any teacher or administrator in a public
 12 school district of this state to read or post in a public school build-
 13 ing, classroom, or event excerpts or portions of the preamble to the
 14 state constitution of New York; the declaration of independence; the
 15 constitution of the United States; the mayflower compact; the national
 16 motto; the national anthem; the pledge of allegiance; the writings,
 17 speeches, documents and proclamations of the founding fathers and presi-
 18 dents of the United States; organic documents from the pre-colonial,
 19 colonial, revolutionary, federalist, and post-federalist eras; United
 20 States supreme court decisions; acts of the United States congress
 21 including the published text of the congressional record; and any other
 22 primary source or historic document. Such rules shall provide that there
 23 be no content based censorship of American history or heritage in this
 24 state with reference to these writings, documents, and records.
 25 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of September next
 26 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective imme-
 27 diately, any rules necessary for the timely implementation of this act
 28 on its effective date shall be promulgated on or before such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05910-01-5

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