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A06490 Summary:

BILL NOA06490B

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SAME ASSAME AS S06318-A

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SPONSORDais

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COSPNSRKay, Shrestha, Barrett, Kim, Beephan, Raga, Seawright, Zinerman, Levenberg, Schiavoni, McMahon,
 Valdez, Ra, Miller, Manktelow, DeStefano, Ramos, Griffin, Brown K, Torres, Simpson, Norber, Rozic,
 Hevesi, Mikulin, Steck, Durso, Lavine, Stern, Jacobson, De Los Santos, Eachus, Bologna, Gallahan,
 McDonald, Lupardo, Gray, Lunsford, O'Pharrow, Kassay, Dilan, Paulin, Cook, Stirpe, Bronson, Wright,
 Giglio, Angelino, Pirozzolo, Smith, Chludzinski, Tague, Shimsky, Colton, Jackson, Cashman, Jensen,
 Carroll R, Tapia, Simone, Novakhov, Tannousis, Simon, Reyes, Davila, Glick, Blankenbush, Moreno,
 Gandolfo, Slater, Forrest, Cunningham, Gallagher

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §819, Ed L

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Requires instruction in arts and music education to be incorporated into curriculums for all public school students; requires school districts to ensure that appropriately certified teachers are providing such education; authorizes rules and regulations consistent with such provisions.

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BILL NOA06490B

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03/05/2025referred to education

04/07/2025amend (t) and recommit to education

04/07/2025print number 6490a

04/23/2025amend and recommit to education

04/23/2025print number 6490b

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6490--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 5, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. DAIS, KAY, JONES, SHRESTHA, BARRETT, KIM,
 BEEPHAN, RAGA, SEAWRIGHT, ZINERMAN, LEVENBERG, SCHIAVONI, McMAHON,
 VALDEZ, RA, MILLER, MANKTELOW, DeSTEFANO, RAMOS, GRIFFIN, K. BROWN,
 TORRES, SIMPSON, NORBER -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said
 committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommit-
 ted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring instruction
 in arts and music education to be incorporated into curriculums for
 all public school students

 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 arts and music education. 1. The board of
 4 regents shall establish and maintain standards for arts and music educa-
 5 tion, which may include dance, music, theater, media arts, visual arts,
 6 and studio arts, to be incorporated into the curriculum for students in
 7 all public schools across the state. Rules and regulations related to
 8 elementary and secondary education school programs shall be consistent
 9 with the requirements of this subdivision.
 10 2. Each school district shall ensure that instruction in arts and
 11 music education, consistent with the standards established by the
 12 regents pursuant to subdivision one of this section, is provided by
 13 appropriately certified teachers, to the extent possible, in each such
 14 school district. All students shall have equitable access to such
 15 instruction, which shall be incorporated into the regular course of
 16 study and consistent with state graduation requirements.
 17 3. The commissioner of education, in consultation with the board of
 18 regents, shall promulgate any rules or regulations necessary to imple-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04108-03-5

 A. 6490--B 2

 1 ment the provisions of this section, ensuring that arts and music educa-
 2 tion remains an integral and required part of the public school curric-
 3 ulum for students in grades one through twelve.
 4 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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