Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 26, 2016 | advanced to third reading cal.737 |
May 25, 2016 | reported |
May 10, 2016 | reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 06, 2016 | referred to environmental conservation |
Jan 08, 2015 | referred to environmental conservation |
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Annette Robinson
Donna Lupardo
Steven Englebright
Jose Rivera
Multi-Sponsors
William A. Barclay
Gary Finch
Deborah Glick
Stephen Hawley
A1027 (ACTIVE) - Details
A1027 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1027 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 8, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, ROBINSON, LUPARDO, ENGLEBRIGHT, ROBERTS, RIVERA, OTIS, JAFFEE, COLTON, CROUCH, SALADINO, GIGLIO -- Multi-Spon- sored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, FINCH, GLICK, HAWLEY, KEARNS, McDO- NOUGH, ORTIZ, TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to authorize and direct the commissioners of health and environ- mental conservation to study and develop a long-term strategy to encourage and promote outdoor environmental education and recreational opportunities in New York state THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature recognizes that in the last two decades, childhood has moved indoors. The average American boy or girl spends just four to seven minutes each day in unstructured outdoor play, and more than seven hours each day in front of an elec- tronic screen. The decline in the appreciation and prevalence of outdoor recreation opportunities profoundly impacts the wellness of our state's youth. The correlation between increasing childhood obesity rates and the decline in outdoor recreation is undeniable. Additionally, the legislature recognizes that visual and physical access to basic types of open space is vital for everyone, and partic- ularly valuable to children growing up in "urban hardscapes", or areas where access to nature is limited. The legislature further finds that the development of policies that foster stewardship of the environment and recognition of the health benefits of time spent in nature are essential to the residents of New York state. The legislature concludes that this can best be accom- plished by the creation of a study on outdoor environmental education and recreation. S 2. The commissioners of health and environmental conservation are hereby authorized and directed to study and develop a long-term strategy EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00989-01-5