REMARKS
Overview of legislation to be discussed in the hearing
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Council Member Joseph outlines the specific pieces of legislation that will be discussed during the hearing. These include bills and resolutions related to sex education, journalism courses, lifeguard certification, and human trafficking curriculum.
- Intro 1057: Requires annual reporting on journalism courses and clubs in NYC public high schools
- Resolution 94-A: Calls for state legislation mandating comprehensive K-12 sex education
- Resolution 251: Proposes allowing lifeguard certification to substitute for PE credits for high school seniors
- Resolution 373: Calls for age-appropriate human trafficking curriculum in K-12 schools
- Acknowledgments of staff and other council members present at the hearing
Rita Joseph
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Finally, we will hear testimony on intro 1057, a local law requiring the Department of Education to issue an annual report on journalism courses, journalism clubs, student publications available at each New York City public schools high school during the preceding year.
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Reso 94 a calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass and the governor to sign, a 4604 and the New York State Senate to introduce and pass a companion bill which would require comprehensive sexuality instruction for students in grades K to 12, which addresses age and developmentally appropriate physical, mental, emotional, and social dimensions of human sexuality, and reflects the National Sexuality Education Standards.
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RESO number 251 calling on the New York State Education Department to allow lifeguard certification to substitute for physical education credits for high school seniors aged 17 years and older.
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And Reso 373 calling on the New York's New York City Public Schools to require age appropriate human human trafficking curriculum and instruction for students K to 12.
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Thank you to the members of the committee on women and gender equity who have joined us today.
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I also would like to thank my chief of staff, Giovanni Piquant and Joao De Suve.
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Staff, Nadia Jean Francois, Chloe Rivera, Angel Lane Lawless, Grace Amato and Joshua Newman for their work on today's hearing.
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I also wanted to acknowledge other colleagues who are present, council member Lewis, council member Narcisse, council member Dynowicz, council member Hanif and council member Riley.
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I will now turn over to my co chair, council member Lewis, for her opening statement.
