Requires hate crime awareness curriculum or instruction for school districts

This bill requires New York school districts to develop and implement age-appropriate hate crime awareness curriculum. It mandates that the state education commissioner, working with the Division of Human Rights, create content covering discrimination, religious intolerance (including anti-Semitism and Islamophobia), and positive actions to promote inclusion. School districts may integrate this curriculum into existing social studies programs or other suitable formats. The law applies directly to all public school districts and takes effect July 1, 2025.