New York A 6871: Relates to human-relevant research funding for scientific testing on animals and establishes the promoting ethical testing solutions fund

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A06871 Summary:

BILL NOA06871 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBores

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COSPNSRKelles, Epstein, Burdick, Paulin, Shimsky, Simon

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §504-a, Pub Health L; add §99-ss, St Fin L

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Relates to human-relevant research funding for scientific testing on animals to promote human-relevant research alternatives to scientific animal testing and establishes the promoting ethical testing solutions fund.

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BILL NOA06871 

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03/17/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6871

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 17, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BORES -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to human-relevant
 research funding for scientific testing on animals; and to amend the
 state finance law, in relation to establishing the promoting ethical
 testing solutions fund

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "promoting
 2 ethical testing solutions (P.E.T.S) act".
 3 § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 504-a to
 4 read as follows:
 5 § 504-a. Human-relevant research funding for scientific testing on
 6 animals. 1. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall
 7 have the following meanings:
 8 (a) "Animal" shall mean any living creature other than a human.
 9 (b) "Animal testing" shall mean the use of live animals in scientific
 10 tests, experiments or investigations.
 11 (c) "Corporation" shall mean the empire state development corporation.
 12 (d) "Fund" shall mean the promoting ethical testing solutions fund.
 13 2. (a) The corporation and the state comptroller shall establish and
 14 administer a nonlapsing revolving fund which shall be known as the
 15 promoting ethical testing solutions fund.
 16 (b) The purpose of the fund shall be to promote state-funded research
 17 intended to develop human-relevant alternatives to using non-human
 18 animals in scientific medical and product testing and research through
 19 grants and loans to public and private entities in the state.
 20 (c) Monies in the fund shall consist of:
 21 (i) revenue distributed to the fund;
 22 (ii) money in the state budget appropriated to the fund in accordance
 23 with the provisions of the state budget for each fiscal year;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07270-01-5

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 1 (iii) all interest earnings of the fund; and
 2 (iv) any other monies from any other source accepted for the benefit
 3 of the fund.
 4 (d) Monies in the fund shall be used only for the purposes of:
 5 (i) awarding grants and loans for state-funded, human-relevant animal
 6 testing alternatives research; and
 7 (ii) paying necessary costs to administer the fund.
 8 (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and
 9 unless inconsistent with a federal law, grant agreement, or other feder-
 10 al requirement or with the terms of a gift or settlement agreement, net
 11 interest on all state money allocated by the state comptroller to
 12 special funds or accounts, and otherwise entitled to receive interest
 13 earnings, as accounted for by the state comptroller, shall accrue to the
 14 fund.
 15 3. (a) The corporation shall establish a grant and loan program to
 16 provide grants and loans for state-funded, human-relevant animal testing
 17 alternatives research.
 18 (b) A grant or loan awarded under this subdivision shall be contingent
 19 on the recipient entering into a memorandum of understanding with the
 20 corporation which shall:
 21 (i) establish the scope of the state's ownership or other financial
 22 interest in the commercialization and other benefits of the results,
 23 products, inventions, and discoveries resulting from state-funded,
 24 human-relevant research; and
 25 (ii) to the extent consistent with federal and st