N.Y. Education Law Section 804-B
Education regarding child development

1.

All schools shall be authorized to include, as an integral part of home economics or health education, instruction regarding child development and parental skills and responsibility.

2.

Instruction regarding child development and parental skills and responsibility may be included in the home economics or health education provided for all secondary school pupils and shall be taught by teachers certified to teach home economics or health education. Related courses in the secondary school curriculum may be taught in a manner supportive of home economics education or health education regarding child development and parental skills and responsibility.

3.

The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations to establish a curriculum for instruction regarding child development and parental skills and responsibility for the welfare of pupils and the community to be available in school districts. The contents may be varied to meet the needs of particular school districts, or portions thereof, and need not be uniform throughout the state; such curriculum may include instruction relating to the consequences and prevention of shaken baby syndrome, which may include the viewing of a video presentation for students in secondary schools.

4.

School authorities shall be authorized to provide the needed facilities, time, and place for the instruction set forth herein and to provide learning aids and curriculum resource materials which contribute to effective teaching methods and learning in home economics education or health education regarding child development and parental skills and responsibility.

Source: Section 804-B — Education regarding child development, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/EDN/804-B (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

801
Courses of instruction in patriotism and citizenship and in certain historic documents 801‑A
Instruction in civility, citizenship and character education 802
Instruction relating to the flag 802‑A
Instruction relating to general elections 803
Instruction in physical education and kindred subjects 803‑A
Courses of study in prevention of child abduction 803‑B
Courses of study in prevention of child sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse 804
Health education regarding mental health, alcohol, drugs, tobacco abuse and the prevention and detection of certain cancers 804‑A
Comprehensive school health education demonstration program 804‑B
Education regarding child development 804‑C
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction 804‑D
Automated external defibrillator instruction 806
Courses of instruction in highway safety and traffic regulation 806‑A
Driver education 807
Fire and emergency drills 807‑A
Fire inspections 807‑B
College fire inspections 807‑C
Transmission of fire alarm to fire department 807‑D
Locating source of fires in schools 808
Instruction in fire and arson prevention 809
Instruction in the humane treatment of animals 809‑A
Instruction in the safe use of firearms and in the game laws 810
Conservation day 811
Procurement, use and possession of hypodermic syringes and needles by school personnel for educational purposes 812
Health training program for secondary school students 813
School lunch period 814
Courses of study in internet safety 815
State seal of biliteracy 816
Local library and school partnerships 817
Expanding access to advanced courses to improve educational equity 817*2
Student government 818
Evidence-based and scientifically based reading instruction
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Accessed:
Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 804-B’s source at nysenate​.gov

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