assembly Bill A6905

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting animal hatching projects in schools

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Jan 03, 2018 referred to education
Mar 24, 2017 referred to education

A6905 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §809, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A58
2021-2022: A142

A6905 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting school districts, school principals, administrators, or teachers from requiring, permitting, or conducting a lesson or experimental study using an animal in a hatching project.

A6905 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  6905

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 24, 2017
                               ___________

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  animal  hatching
  projects

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 5 of  section  809  of  the  education  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph c to read as follows:
  C.  NO  SCHOOL  DISTRICT,  SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, ADMINISTRATOR, OR TEACHER
SHALL REQUIRE, PERMIT, OR CONDUCT A LESSON OR EXPERIMENTAL  STUDY  USING
AN  ANIMAL IN A HATCHING PROJECT IN ANY SUCH SCHOOL OR DURING ANY ACTIV-
ITY CONDUCTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF  SUCH  SCHOOL  WHETHER  OR  NOT  THE
ACTIVITY TAKES PLACE ON THE PREMISES OF SUCH SCHOOL.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10222-01-7