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- Referred to education
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 41–19
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.630
- Referred to environmental conservation
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to education
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 42–18
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- Ordered to third reading cal.344
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to environmental conservation
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Relates to hunting, fishing and outdoor education in high school physical education courses
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor Philip Palmesano
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S1625
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law and the education law, in relation to hunting, fishing and outdoor education in high school physical education courses
Purpose
To promote instruction in physical education courses for grades nine through twelve in hunting, fishing and outdoor education.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends subdivision 1 of section 3-0301 of the environmental conservation law to disseminate information for grades nine through twelve relating to hunting, fishing and outdoor education, in consultation with the commissioner of education.
§ 2. Section 809a of the education law, as amended by chapter 442 of the laws of 1977 to give instruction in the safe use of firearms and in the game laws; hunting, fishing and outdoor education. Such courses of instruction shall be approved by both the education department and the department of environmental conservation.
A public secondary school, upon request of ten or more students enrolled in that school establish a curriculum for hunting, fishing and outdoor education that will be consistent with the courses required by the department of environmental conservation for license applicants.
Justification
To give grades nine through twelve outdoor opportunities for recreation and exercise and to teach the history and benefits of hunting and fishing in this state's development.
Legislative history
2014- S.3296
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date is authorized.
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