What's happening
The bill authorizes BOCES to create agriculture programs for students, providing hands-on experience and partnerships with local farms.
Why it matters
Expands Career Pathways. By allowing BOCES to create agriculture programs, the bill opens up new vocational and technical education options for students, potentially leading to direct employment or further study in the agricultural sector.
Supports Local Agriculture. The emphasis on partnerships with local farms and agricultural entities strengthens ties between schools and the local economy, potentially providing much-needed workforce support to New York’s farming industry.
Promotes Practical, Experiential Learning. By offering hands-on experience as part of the curriculum, students gain real-world skills and exposure to agricultural work, which can be more engaging and effective than classroom instruction alone.
Responds to Community Needs. Since programs are established based on local interest and require school board approval, the bill ensures resources are directed where there is genuine demand, making it a flexible and community-responsive approach.
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Start School Farm Programs
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
14 Co-sponsors
3 Multi-sponsors
History
- Substituted by S3873A
- Rules report cal.169
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Print number 7104a
- Amend (t) and recommit to education
- Referred to education
- Referred to education
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Start School Agriculture Programs
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Rachel May
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7104--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 8, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON, LUPARDO, WOERNER, McDONALD, D'URSO, GOTTFRIED, ROZIC, JEAN-PIERRE, SAYEGH, OTIS, JONES, COOK, L. ROSEN- THAL, PICHARDO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. EPSTEIN, GALEF, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education -recommitted to the Committee on Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing and directing boards of cooperative educational services to establish an agriculture program for students
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph h of subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the education law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 13 to read as follows:
(13) To establish, upon local interest from one or more component school districts and subject to approval by the BOCES board of education, an agriculture program that is designed to provide students with the skills required to work in, and help sustain New York's agriculture industry. Such program may include, but not be limited to, a partnership with farms and other agriculture entities in the state that provide students with hands-on experience combined with other educational opportunities.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10066-03-0
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