Bill Text: NY A01242 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to education [A01242 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A01242-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1242
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 14, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred 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:
     1    Section 1. The commissioner of education is authorized and directed to
     2  conduct a study regarding ecological literacy and healthy living curric-
     3  ulum  within  the  state.  For purposes of this act, the term "qualified
     4  institution" shall mean every public and  private  school  in  New  York
     5  state that instructs any students in grades kindergarten through twelve.
     6  Such  study  shall  focus  on the availability of such curriculum at all
     7  qualified institutions, and shall include but not be limited to:
     8    1. a description of all offered ecological literacy and healthy living
     9  related classes;
    10    2. the academic year ecological literacy and healthy  living  instruc-
    11  tion  becomes available at each qualifying institution and a description
    12  of its specific form;
    13    3. the existence of  any  specific  ecological  literacy  and  healthy
    14  living  program  at  each  qualifying  institution and what such program
    15  includes; and
    16    4. all ecological literacy and healthy living  extracurricular  activ-
    17  ities offered.
    18    § 2. A report of the findings of such study and recommendations of the
    19  commissioner of education shall be delivered to the governor, the tempo-
    20  rary  president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority
    21  leader of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly within  one
    22  year of the effective date of this act.
    23    § 3. 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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