Education (Curriculum)

in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 7557: Provides that the commissioner of education may promulgate rules and regulations for a health education curriculum to include menstrual disorders

Provides that the commissioner of education may promulgate rules and regulations for a health education curriculum to include menstrual disorders, including but not limited to, endometriosis.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationAdds menstrual disorder education to health curriculum, expanding required content for student health education and addressing gaps in comprehensive health instruction.90% confidence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

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

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.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill integrates teen dating violence prevention into school health curriculum, enhancing student program support within education policy.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Curriculum School Safety

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 2248: Enacts the college textbook affordability act

Enacts the college textbook affordability act; establishes the New York state open education resources council and the New York state open source digital library; authorizes SUNY campuses and community colleges to adopt open educational resources adoption incentive program campus plans and apply for grants to implement such plans; provides that settlements with the office of the attorney general shall be used to provide assistance to the state university of New York for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this act.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationEstablishes OER programs and grants to reduce textbook costs, expanding access to affordable higher education resources.95% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyEstablishes digital library and promotes OER adoption, advancing digital access for education through technology infrastructure.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Curriculum Higher Education Libraries

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 2406: Directs the office of mental health to develop materials relating to suicide prevention for school-aged children; authorizes school districts to include suicide prevention in health class curriculum

Directs the office of mental health to develop materials relating to suicide prevention and identifying signs of depression for school-aged children; authorizes school districts to include suicide prevention in health class curriculum.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill mandates suicide prevention education in school health curriculum, enhancing student mental health support within educational programs.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareDirects mental health office to develop suicide prevention materials for schools, authorizing curriculum inclusion. Expands mental health services in educational settings.95% confidence

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 41: Directs the office of mental health to develop materials relating to suicide prevention for school-aged children; authorizes school districts to include suicide prevention in health class curriculum

Directs the office of mental health to develop materials relating to suicide prevention and identifying signs of depression for school-aged children; authorizes school districts to include suicide prevention in health class curriculum.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationAuthorizes school districts to include suicide prevention in health curriculum, enhancing student mental health education and supporting school-based health programs within K-12 education framework.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill mandates mental health prevention materials and curriculum inclusion, directly supporting mental health services in schools.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Curriculum School Safety Student Health Mental Health

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in committee · New York · Senate May 14, 2026

S 6550: Directs the department of social services to establish an outdoor, nature-based child care pilot project

Directs the department of social services to establish an outdoor, nature-based child care pilot project to explore establishing licensing guidelines for the operation of outdoor, nature-based child care programs in an outdoor space and that employ a nature-based early learning curriculum to teach enrolled children.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationEstablishes nature-based early learning child care program, expanding educational access and enhancing curriculum for preschoolers through licensed outdoor classrooms.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Curriculum Early Childhood

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 5691: Requires the commissioner to establish domestic violence awareness curriculum or instruction to be available in school districts; age appropriate

Requires the commissioner to establish domestic violence awareness curriculum or instruction for school districts; requires content to be age appropriate.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates age-appropriate domestic violence curriculum in schools, enhancing student safety education and curriculum content per bill summary.95% confidence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Feb 10, 2026

A 3041: Requires training for teachers and administrators in the area of mental health response training

Requires training for teachers, administrators and instructors in the area of mental health response; requires office of mental health to assist in development of curriculum for training.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationRequires mental health response training for educators, directly supporting teacher preparedness and student mental health needs in schools.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires mental health response training for educators, strengthening school-based mental health services per bill's explicit language.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Curriculum Student Health Mental Health

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 8191: Relates to requirements for a course of instruction relating to the Holocaust and genocide

Bill S 8191 amends the education law to establish specific requirements for instruction on the Holocaust and genocide in New York schools. It mandates that all public elementary and high schools include a unit of instruction on the Nazi atrocities of 1933-1945, known as the Holocaust. Additionally, schools must incorporate an instruction unit studying other acts of genocide, such as the Armenian Genocide, the Famine-Genocide in Ukraine, and atrocities in Cambodia, Bosnia, Rwanda, and Sudan. The Commissioner of Education may provide instructional materials, but individual school boards will determine the minimum instruction time for these units.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates Holocaust and genocide education in K-12 curriculum, strengthening educational content standards and historical instruction requirements.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Curriculum

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 8157: Requires schools to include instruction on the prevention of eating disorders as an integral part of their health education programs

Bill A 8157 mandates that all schools incorporate instruction on the prevention of eating disorders into their health education programs. This new instruction will be provided to students in grades six through twelve as a component of their nutrition programs. The curriculum must be age-appropriate, designed to foster a healthy self-image and prepare students for healthy lives. The commissioner may consult with comprehensive care centers for eating disorders when developing this instruction.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates K-12 health curriculum expansion for eating disorder prevention, directly enhancing student health education programs per topic definition.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates eating disorder prevention education in schools, directly supporting mental health services through preventive health curriculum as part of public health initiatives.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Curriculum Student Health

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