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A 5691: Requires the commissioner to establish domestic violence awareness curriculum or instruction for school districts; requires content to be age appropriate.
What A 5691 does, verified January 30, 2026
The bill requires the establishment of domestic violence awareness curriculum or instruction for school districts in consultation with relevant agencies. The content of the curriculum will be age-appropriate and developed according to the needs and abilities of pupils at successive grade levels. Schools can include the materials as a component of their health curriculum or in any other way deemed appropriate. The curriculum will provide skills, information, and support to aid in domestic violence awareness. The bill will take effect on July 1, 2026.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to education (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5691
- What is the current status of A 5691?
- As of January 30, 2026, A 5691 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to education".
- Did A 5691 pass?
- Not yet. A 5691 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5691, and where is it now?
- A 5691 was authored by Asm. Michaelle Solages with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Education.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to education |
| Feb. 20, 2025 | referred to education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2025 · 264 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5691 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES, VANEL, CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring domestic violence awareness curriculum or instruction 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 804-e 2 to read as follows: 3 § 804-e. Domestic violence awareness curriculum or instruction. 1. 4 The commissioner, in consultation with the state office for the 5 prevention of domestic violence, the office of children and family 6 services, and any other appropriate agency, shall establish domestic 7 violence awareness curriculum or instruction for school districts. The 8 contents may be varied to meet the needs of particular school districts, 9 or portions thereof, and need not be uniform throughout the state. The 10 content shall be age appropriate and shall be developed according to the 11 needs and abilities of pupils at successive grade levels in order to 12 provide skills, information, and support to aid in domestic violence 13 awareness. 14 2. Schools may include the above materials as a component of its 15 health curriculum or any other way the school deems appropriate. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09931-01-5
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