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Senate Bill S2578

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study regarding ecological literacy and healthy living curriculum in schools, and to provide recommendations in a report

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2019-S2578 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1242
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8690, A11131
2021-2022: S3399, A2104
2023-2024: S1779, A593
2025-2026: S4159, A1706

2019-S2578 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study regarding ecological literacy and healthy living curriculum in schools, and to provide recommendations in a report.

2019-S2578 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2578 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2578
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT authorizing  and  directing  the  commissioner  of  education  to
   conduct  a  study  regarding  ecological  literacy  and healthy living
   curriculum in schools, and to provide recommendations

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The commissioner of education is authorized and directed to
 conduct a study regarding ecological literacy and healthy living curric-
 ulum  within  the  state.  For purposes of this act, the term "qualified
 institution" shall mean every public and  private  school  in  New  York
 state that instructs any students in grades kindergarten through twelve.
 Such  study  shall  focus  on the availability of such curriculum at all
 qualified institutions, and shall include but not be limited to:
   1. a description of all offered ecological literacy and healthy living
 related classes;
   2. the academic year ecological literacy and healthy  living  instruc-
 tion  becomes available at each qualifying institution and a description
 of its specific form;
   3. the existence of  any  specific  ecological  literacy  and  healthy
 living  program  at  each  qualifying  institution and what such program
 includes; and
   4. all ecological literacy and healthy living  extracurricular  activ-
 ities offered.
   § 2. A report of the findings of such study and recommendations of the
 commissioner of education shall be delivered to the governor, the tempo-
 rary  president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority
 leader of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly within  one
 year of the effective date of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04827-01-9

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