S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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140
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, PAULIN, SIMONE -- 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.
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