Bill Text: NY A03988 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishes Earth Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to education [A03988 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A03988-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3988 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 30, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. NOLAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing Earth day The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 810 of the education law, as amended by chapter 616 2 of the laws of 1969 and subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 96 of the 3 laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows: 4 § 810. [Conservation] Earth day. [1. The last Friday in April each5year is hereby made and declared to be known as Conservation day, and6observed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, except that7for the year nineteen hundred seventy-eight, Conservation day shall be8May third.92. It shall be the duty of the authorities of every public school in10this state to assemble the pupils in their charge on that day in the11school building, or elsewhere, as they may deem proper, and to provide12for and conduct (1) such exercises as shall tend to encourage the plant-13ing, protection and preservation of trees and shrubs, and an acquaint-14ance with the best methods to be adopted to accomplish such results, and15(2) such lectures, pictures or tours, as shall tend to increase the16interest and knowledge of such pupils in the fish and wild life, soil17and water of the state.183. The commissioner of education may prescribe from time to time a19course of exercises and instruction in the subjects hereinbefore20mentioned, which shall be adopted and observed by the public school21authorities on Conservation day. Upon receipt of copies of such course22sufficient in number to supply all the schools under their supervision,23the school authorities aforesaid shall promptly provide each of the24schools under their charge with a copy, and cause it to be observed] 25 Annually, it shall be the duty of the authorities of every public school 26 in this state to observe Earth day as they may deem proper and to 27 encourage instruction on the earth's natural environment as appropriate. 28 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05345-01-7