New York A 1106: Requires instruction on civic education for grades 5 through 12

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A01106 Summary:

BILL NOA01106 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06763

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SPONSORSimon (MS)

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COSPNSRMagnarelli, Lupardo, Kelles, Woerner, Seawright, Jacobson, Glick, Sayegh, Bendett, Brabenec,
 Slater, Tague, Levenberg, Raga, Bores, Jensen, McMahon

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MLTSPNSRCook, Cruz, DeStefano, Dinowitz, Epstein, Reyes, Smullen

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Add §819, Ed L

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Requires instruction in civic education for grades 5 through 12 including instruction on the NYS constitution; federal, state and local government; civic literacy; methods of public participation; and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

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BILL NOA01106 

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01/09/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1106

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, MAGNARELLI, LUPARDO, KELLES, WOERNER,
 SEAWRIGHT, JACOBSON, GLICK, SAYEGH, BENDETT, BRABENEC, SLATER, TAGUE,
 LEVENBERG, RAGA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, CRUZ, DeSTEFA-
 NO, DINOWITZ, EPSTEIN, McMAHON, REYES, SMULLEN -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring civic educa-
 tion courses for grades five through twelve

 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 819 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 819. Instruction in civic education. 1. The commissioner shall
 4 establish a curriculum for instruction in civic education in all schools
 5 providing instruction to students in grades five through twelve. Local
 6 boards of education and the chancellor of the board of education of the
 7 city of New York may adopt their own curriculum upon the approval of the
 8 commissioner.
 9 2. Such instruction shall include, but shall not be limited to,
 10 instruction on the New York state constitution; federal, state and local
 11 government; civic literacy; methods of public participation; and the
 12 rights and responsibilities of citizenship. Such curriculum shall have
 13 an experiential, simulation, and project-based approach, including but
 14 not limited to, mock trials; moot court; opportunities to identify and
 15 debate issues relative to power, economic status and the common good in
 16 democracy, advocacy, and community organizing; simulation based legisla-
 17 tive hearings; and other role playing exercises that engage students in
 18 the democratic process and that teach them how to be informed civic
 19 actors in their communities.
 20 3. The boards of education and trustees of the several cities and
 21 school districts of the state shall require instruction to be given in
 22 such course, by the teachers employed in the school therein.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02620-01-5

 A. 1106 2

 1 4. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations outlining
 2 the training of teachers providing such civic education instruction and
 3 materials to be provided for such instruction. The board of education or
 4 trustees of every school district shall provide appropriate training and
 5 curriculum materials, as promulgated by the commissioner, to such teach-
 6 ers.
 7 § 2. This act shall take effect two years after it shall have become a
 8 law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any
 9 rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its
 10 effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such
 11 effective date.

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