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Assembly Bill A724

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the audit of schools in the state to determine compliance in the instruction of humane treatment of animals

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2015-A724 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง809, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1664
2013-2014: A207
2017-2018: A4107

2015-A724 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the audit of schools in the state to determine compliance in the instruction of humane treatment of animals; provides for an annual report to the governor and legislature.

2015-A724 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   724

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  auditing  schools  of
  the  state to determine compliance in the instruction of humane treat-
  ment of animals

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  6  of  section  809 of the education law, as
amended by chapter 542 of the laws  of  1994,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  6. AUDIT. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ANNUALLY AUDIT THE SCHOOLS OF THE STATE
TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
  7.  Report.  On or before the first day of January next succeeding the
effective date of this amended section, the commissioner shall  annually
submit a report to the governor and the legislature which shall include,
but  not  be  limited  to,  the number of written program plan proposals
submitted by schools and  the  number  of  such  proposals  subsequently
approved  by  the  commissioner.  In  those  cases  where a program plan
proposal has been approved by  the  commissioner,  such  plan  shall  be
appended  to and become a part of the commissioner's annual report.  THE
REPORT SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE RESULTS  OF  AN  AUDIT  CONDUCTED  BY  THE
DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately,
the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation  neces-
sary  for  the  implementation  of  this  act  on its effective date are
authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or  before  such
effective date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03925-01-5

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