Bill Text: NY A08198 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to a course of study in prevention of child sexual abuse for special needs children.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to education [A08198 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A08198-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8198

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      June 7, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. FRONTUS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Education

        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to a course of  study  in
          awareness and prevention of child sexual abuse for special needs chil-
          dren

          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  803-b
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  803-b.  Course of study in awareness and prevention of child sexual
     4  abuse for children with special needs. 1. All pupils with special  needs
     5  in  New  York state shall receive instruction designed to promote aware-
     6  ness and prevent child sexual exploitation and  child  sexual  abuse  of
     7  children  with  special needs. Such program shall be taught in community
     8  schools, specialized school districts, district seventy-five schools  in
     9  the  city  of  New  York, hospital setting schools, and any other school
    10  where students with special needs are receiving services.  Such  program
    11  shall  be  defined by the commissioner in regulations after consultation
    12  with the department of health and  be  designed  to  specifically  teach
    13  students with special needs about the prevention of child sexual exploi-
    14  tation and child sexual abuse in grades kindergarten through eight. Such
    15  instruction  shall  include  teaching methods designed for children with
    16  special needs including, but  not  limited  to,  learning  disabilities,
    17  autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disabilities, and traumatic brain
    18  injuries.
    19    2.  All  alternative  and  augmented  communication  devices issued to
    20  students in New York state shall contain  a  reporting  tool  for  child
    21  sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse. Students with limited commu-
    22  nication  skills  who are issued alternative and augmented communication
    23  devices shall be taught how to use such reporting tool, and  the  proper
    24  situations warranting the use of such reporting tool.
    25    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13056-02-9