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A552Assembly2017-2018 Session

Ban Animal Surgery in Schools

Official title

“Prohibits vivisection at colleges, universities, professional, proprietary or graduate schools where a scientifically and educationally satisfactory method or strategy exists”

Sponsor Linda RosenthalAD-67+1 co-sponsorAffects Education
Status
In Assembly Committee
Higher Education
Impact
6/10
Moderate
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Higher Education

What's happening

This bill prohibits the use of vivisection in New York colleges and universities when an effective alternative exists.

Why it matters

  1. Promotes humane science education. By mandating the use of alternatives to vivisection when available, the bill encourages colleges and universities to adopt less invasive, more ethical teaching methods, potentially reducing animal suffering and aligning with evolving scientific standards.

  2. Pushes for modernization of curricula. The bill pressures institutions to stay current with widely accepted educational methods, as it defines alternatives based on what the majority of similar institutions use, fostering modernization and consistency in science education across the state.

  3. Could influence research and training practices. While focused on education, the bill may also impact how future researchers and professionals are trained, potentially reducing reliance on animal-based techniques and increasing familiarity with innovative technologies or simulations.

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Ban Animal Surgery in Schools

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Linda Rosenthal

Assembly Member · Assembly District 67

1 Co-sponsor

History

  1. Referred to higher education
  2. Referred to higher education

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

552

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 9, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, COOK, HOOPER, McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting vivisection at colleges and universities in the state where a scientifically and educationally satisfactory method or strategy exists

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

Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 817 to read as follows:

§ 817. Vivisection prohibited. 1. For purposes of this section:

(a) "Vivisection" means experimentation through surgery on a living organism to view living internal structure.

(b) "Scientifically and educationally satisfactory method or strategy" means a teaching method or strategy that accomplishes the goal of the proposed education or training or teaching method or strategy that is used by a majority of other institutions of higher education to accomplish the same goal.

2. Vivisection is prohibited at all colleges, universities, professional, proprietary or graduate schools in the state where an alternative scientifically and educationally satisfactory method or strategy exists.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD04935-01-7

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