New York A 140: Relates to prohibiting animal hatching projects in schools

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A00140 Summary:

BILL NOA00140 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSRPaulin, Simone

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §809, Ed L

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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.

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BILL NOA00140 

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01/08/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 140

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 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:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 809 of the education law is
 2 amended by adding a new paragraph c to read as follows:
 3 c. No school district, school principal, administrator, or teacher
 4 shall require, permit, or conduct a lesson or experimental study using
 5 an animal in a hatching project in any such school or during any activ-
 6 ity conducted under the auspices of such school whether or not the
 7 activity takes place on the premises of such school.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01355-01-5

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