New York A 6187: Relates to providing that all schools have a multi-cultural curriculum

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A06187 Summary:

BILL NOA06187 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSolages

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COSPNSRBurdick

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Add §804-e, Ed L

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Provides that all schools shall have a multi-cultural curriculum.

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BILL NOA06187 

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02/26/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6187

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 26, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES, BURDICK -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring a multi-cul-
 tural curriculum

 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 804-e
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 804-e. Multi-cultural curriculum. 1. All schools including elementa-
 4 ry schools, junior high schools and senior high schools shall be
 5 required to teach a multi-cultural curriculum which shall be set out in
 6 rules and regulations to be promulgated by the commissioner.
 7 2. In formulating the rules and regulations for a multi-cultural
 8 curriculum the commissioner shall allow for and shall implement rules
 9 and regulations which consider the differences in the cultural composi-
 10 tion of each school and the commissioner shall allow and direct schools
 11 to do research and observation on their own student body in order to
 12 particularize multi-cultural education to fit such education to such
 13 school.
 14 3. The commissioner shall also promulgate rules and regulations which
 15 shall set out a teacher education program in order to train teachers and
 16 educators to teach and interact with students of different cultural and
 17 ethnic backgrounds.
 18 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of September next
 19 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10182-01-5

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