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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Jan 07, 2015 |
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Assembly Bill A544
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROSENTHAL
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Didi Barrett
N. Nick Perry
2015-A544 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S1905
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §804-e, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A10702
2011-2012: A1472
2013-2014: A760, S5476
2017-2018: A2899, S3290
2019-2020: A877, S4853
2021-2022: A1557, S5215
2023-2024: A395, S6396
2015-A544 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to instruction in food, agriculture and nutrition in elementary and high school; contents may be varied to meet the needs of particular school districts; need not be uniform throughout the state; school districts shall utilize either the curriculum for health education instruction regarding food, agriculture and nutrition prescribed by the commissioner or a course approved by the commissioner in accordance with criteria established by the commissioner.
2015-A544 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 544 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, BARRETT, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to instruction in food, agriculture and nutrition THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 804-e to read as follows: S 804-E. HEALTH EDUCATION REGARDING FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND NUTRITION. 1. ALL SCHOOLS SHALL INCLUDE, AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF HEALTH EDUCATION, INSTRUCTION ON FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND NUTRITION TO PROMOTE EATING BEHAV- IOR THAT ENHANCES THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE STUDENTS. 2. INSTRUCTION REGARDING FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND NUTRITION SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE HEALTH EDUCATION PROVIDED FOR ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PUPILS AND SHALL BE TAUGHT BY THE REGULAR CLASSROOM TEACHERS OR BY TEACHERS CERTIFIED TO TEACH HEALTH EDUCATION. SUCH INSTRUCTION SHALL BE DESIGNED ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS AND ABILITIES OF THE PUPILS AT SUCCES- SIVE GRADE LEVELS WITH THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING DESIRABLE HEALTH BEHAV- IOR, ATTITUDES AND KNOWLEDGE, AS WELL AS SELF-RELIANCE AND PROBLEM SOLV- ING CAPACITY. 3. INSTRUCTION REGARDING FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND NUTRITION, IN ADDITION TO CONTINUED HEALTH GUIDANCE IN HIGH SCHOOLS, SHALL BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF A REQUIRED HEALTH EDUCATION COURSE AT EACH LEVEL IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL'S CURRICULUM. ANY SUCH COURSE SHALL BE TAUGHT BY TEACHERS HOLDING A CERTIFICATE TO TEACH HEALTH. RELATED COURSES IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM SHALL BE TAUGHT IN A MANNER SUPPORTIVE OF HEALTH EDUCATION REGARDING FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND NUTRITION. 4. THE COMMISSIONER MAY PRESCRIBE SUCH REGULATIONS REGARDING INSTRUC- TION ON FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND NUTRITION AS THE COMMISSIONER MAY DEEM NECESSARY AND DESIRABLE FOR THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF PUPILS AND THE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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