New York A 8912: Requires gambling be taught in health education classes

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A08912 Summary:

BILL NOA08912 

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COSPNSRMcDonald, Schiavoni, Kassay, Hevesi, Simon, Hyndman, McDonough, Brown K, Gallahan, Gray

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Requires gambling be taught in health education classes for elementary, junior and senior high school students.

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07/16/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8912

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 July 16, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring health
 education regarding gambling

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

 1 Section 1. Section 804 of the education law, as amended by chapter 390
 2 of the laws of 2016 and subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 1 of the
 3 laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
 4 § 804. Health education regarding mental health, alcohol, drugs,
 5 tobacco abuse, gambling and the prevention and detection of certain
 6 cancers. 1. All schools shall ensure that their health education
 7 programs recognize the multiple dimensions of health by including mental
 8 health and the relation of physical and mental health so as to enhance
 9 student understanding, attitudes and behaviors that promote health,
 10 well-being and human dignity.
 11 2. All schools shall include, as an integral part of health education,
 12 instruction so as to discourage the misuse and abuse of alcohol,
 13 tobacco, gambling and other drugs and promote attitudes and behavior
 14 that enhance health, well being, and human dignity.
 15 3. Instruction regarding alcohol, tobacco, gambling and other drugs
 16 shall be included in the health education provided for all elementary
 17 school pupils and shall be taught by the regular classroom teachers or
 18 by teachers certified to teach health education. Such instruction shall
 19 be designed according to the needs and abilities of the pupils at
 20 successive grade levels with the purpose of developing desirable health
 21 behavior, attitudes, and knowledge as well as self-reliance and problem
 22 solving capacity.
 23 4. Instruction regarding alcohol, tobacco, gambling and other drugs,
 24 in addition to continued health guidance in the junior high school
 25 grades and the senior high schools, shall be an integral part of a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13398-01-5

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 1 required health education course at each of these levels in the second-
 2 ary schools curriculum. Students shall be required to demonstrate know-
 3 ledge in the subject area through the use of a test, graded project or
 4 report, or any other means prescribed by the school authorities regard-
 5 ing alcohol, drugs, gambling and tobacco. Any such course shall be
 6 taught by teachers holding a certificate to teach health. Related cours-
 7 es in the secondary school curriculum shall be taught in a manner
 8 supportive of health education regarding alcohol, tobacco, gambling and
 9 other drugs. In addition, instruction regarding the dangers of driving
 10 while under the influence of alcohol or drugs shall be an integral part
 11 of a required health education course in the senior high schools. Such
 12 instruction shall be provided in all senior high schools whether or not
 13 these schools also provide driver education courses.
 14 5. Instruction regarding methods of prevention and detection of
 15 certain cancers, including but not limited to breast cancer, skin
 16 cancer, testicular cancer and other cancers where certain preventive
 17 measures have become generally accepted and certain detection methods
 18 have been adopted and recommended generally to the public. Such instruc-
 19 tion shall be an integral part of a required health education course at
 20 the senior high school level, in addition to continue