Bill > A00538

This bill establishes a comprehensive school-based teen dating violence prevention program that requires the education commissioner to collaborate with health officials and domestic violence prevention organizations to develop educational resources about healthy relationships and dating violence. The program will include creating age-appropriate curriculum and instructional materials that cover topics such as recognizing warning signs of dating violence, understanding healthy relationship behaviors, and identifying local community resources for teens in abusive relationships. The materials will be publicly available on the department's website at no cost to school districts, charter schools, and non-public schools, and will be periodically updated. The commissioner is also required to issue guidance memorandums to educational institutions, encouraging them to work with local organizations focused on teen dating violence awareness and to develop policies for responding to dating violence incidents. Additionally, the bill mandates annual reminders about these prevention materials during teen dating violence awareness month, with the program set to take effect on the first of July following the bill's passage.

Education

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A538