New York S 7170: Provides for a gun violence prevention program in the public schools

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S07170 Summary:

BILL NOS07170 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01208

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SPONSORCLEARE

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Provides for a gun violence prevention program in the public schools; provides that the program is to be developed by the department of education in conjunction with other state agencies and educational organizations and is to be made available to schools for use in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade; provides for a report to the governor and the legislature on the program; enacts the "gun violence prevention act".

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BILL NOS07170 

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04/03/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7170

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- 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 creating a gun
 violence prevention program

 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 the "gun
 2 violence prevention act".
 3 § 2. Legislative intent. Gunshot injuries are a major cause of death
 4 for children and adolescents in the United States, accounting for twelve
 5 percent of all premature deaths. Further, for every young person who
 6 dies as the result of a gunshot injury, five others are seriously
 7 injured by a gunshot. Concentrated efforts in the areas of drug and
 8 alcohol abuse prevention have demonstrated that preventive education can
 9 reduce risks for youth. But although there are many drug prevention
 10 programs, there are few gun violence prevention programs in existence.
 11 The intent of the legislature in enacting the "gun violence prevention
 12 act" is to implement a gun violence prevention program for school-aged
 13 youth and their families to help young people to develop victim
 14 prevention skills and to rehearse behaviors needed to manage problems,
 15 such as conflict and peer pressure, non-violently, without guns. The
 16 program would not oppose gun ownership or the well-supervised use of
 17 guns for hunting or sport.
 18 § 3. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3204-a to
 19 read as follows:
 20 § 3204-a. Gun violence prevention program. 1. The department, in
 21 consultation with school districts, the department of health, the divi-
 22 sion of criminal justice services, the department of environmental
 23 conservation and any other educational organizations, is authorized and
 24 directed to develop and make available to school districts a gun
 25 violence prevention program. The program shall include: practical

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02866-01-5

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 1 skills which students can use outside the classroom; opportunities for
 2 self-reflection and role-play of students' coping mechanisms and
 3 emotions; student-set goals for change; the development of competency
 4 and leadership skills to address issues with peers and the community;
 5 and parental and community involvement and support in the program.
 6 2. Every school may instruct students in pre-kindergarten through
 7 twelfth grade with respect to gun violence prevention using materials
 8 provided by the department for such purpose. Each school electing to
 9 provide such instruction may request information and resources therefor
 10 from the department pursuant to this article.
 11 3. The department shall provide a report to the governor and the
 12 legislature on or before July first, two thousand twenty-eight, assess-
 13 ing the results of the gun violence prevention program established
 14 pursuant to the provisions of this section. The report shall include
 15 findings as to the program's impact on reducing gunshot injuries among
 16 children and adolescents and shall offer recommendations as to whether
 17 the gun violence prevention program should b