S 4021: Provides that all schools shall have a multi-cultural curriculum.
The state of New York is required to teach a multi-cultural curriculum in all schools, including elementary, junior high, and senior high schools. The curriculum must be set out in rules and regulations to be promulgated by the commissioner. The rules and regulations should consider the cultural composition of each school and allow for research and observation on student body diversity to tailor the education to fit the school. The commissioner must also promulgate a teacher education program to train teachers and educators to teach and interact with students of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. The multi-cultural curriculum and teacher education program will take effect on the first of September next succeeding the date the bill becomes a law.
| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
| Jan. 31, 2025 | REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4021 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 31, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring a multi-cul- tural curriculum 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. Multi-cultural curriculum. 1. All schools including elementa- 4 ry schools, junior high schools and senior high schools shall be 5 required to teach a multi-cultural curriculum which shall be set out in 6 rules and regulations to be promulgated by the commissioner. 7 2. In formulating the rules and regulations for a multi-cultural 8 curriculum the commissioner shall allow for and shall implement rules 9 and regulations which consider the differences in the cultural composi- 10 tion of each school and the commissioner shall allow and direct schools 11 to do research and observation on their own student body in order to 12 particularize multi-cultural education to fit such education to such 13 school. 14 3. The commissioner shall also promulgate rules and regulations which 15 shall set out a teacher education program in order to train teachers and 16 educators to teach and interact with students of different cultural and 17 ethnic backgrounds. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of September next 19 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07589-01-5