New York A 538: Relates to the creation of a school-based teen dating violence prevention program

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A00538 Summary:

BILL NOA00538 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORPaulin

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COSPNSRHevesi, Cunningham, Chludzinski

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §305, Ed L

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Relates to the creation of a school-based teen dating violence prevention program designed to be incorporated into a school district's existing health curriculum to prevent and reduce the incidence and prevalence of teen dating violence.

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BILL NOA00538 

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01/08/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 538

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, HEVESI, CUNNINGHAM -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the creation of a
 school-based teen dating violence prevention program

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

 1 Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 63 to read as follows:
 3 63. School-based teen dating violence prevention program. a. The
 4 commissioner shall consult and collaborate with the commissioner of
 5 health, the office for the prevention of domestic violence and organiza-
 6 tions that promote teen dating violence awareness, prevention and educa-
 7 tion, as well as other interested parties, to establish and develop a
 8 school-based teen dating violence prevention program within the depart-
 9 ment. Such program shall be defined by the commissioner in regulations
 10 after consultation with the department of health and the office for the
 11 prevention of domestic violence and be designed to educate students,
 12 parents and school personnel about healthy relationship behaviors, teen
 13 dating violence awareness and prevention. The teen dating violence
 14 awareness prevention program shall include but not be limited to:
 15 (i) age-appropriate model curriculum, exemplar lesson plans and best
 16 practice instructional resources for students, parents and school
 17 personnel developed or approved to promote awareness of healthy
 18 relationship behaviors and teen dating violence prevention. Such model
 19 curriculum, lesson plans and instructional resources shall include but
 20 not be limited to information on healthy relationship behaviors and teen
 21 dating violence, recognizing the warning signs of teen dating violence,
 22 and a discussion of local community resources that are available to
 23 teens in an abusive relationship;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02038-01-5

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 1 (ii) instructional tools and materials for students, parents and
 2 school personnel developed or approved in collaboration with the commis-
 3 sioner of health and the office for the prevention of domestic violence,
 4 which shall include updated data and information on healthy relationship
 5 behaviors and teen dating violence awareness and prevention, with a
 6 review of such data and information to occur periodically, at intervals
 7 deemed appropriate by the commissioner, the commissioner of health and
 8 the office for prevention of domestic violence; and
 9 (iii) public availability of all materials related to the teen dating
 10 violence awareness prevention program on a dedicated webpage on the
 11 department's internet website, and all materials shall be provided at no
 12 cost to every school district, board of cooperative educational
 13 services, charter school and nonpublic school upon request.
 14 b. The commissioner shall issue a guidance memorandum to every school
 15 district, board of cooperative educational services, charter school and
 16 nonpublic school, to inform them of the availability of the teen dating
 17 violence awareness prevention program and to encourage them to work and
 18 collaborate with local organizations that promote teen dating violence
 19 awareness, prevention and education and to develop policies and proce-
 20 d