Bill Text: NY S04658 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to hunting, fishing and outdoor education in high school physical education courses.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION [S04658 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S04658-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 4658                                                  A. 7170
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                    April 14, 2011
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       IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. O'MARA -- read twice and ordered print-
         ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental
         Conservation
       IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by  M.  of  A.  PALMESANO  --  read  once  and
         referred to the Committee on Education
       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
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision  1  of  section  3-0301  of  the  environmental
    2  conservation  law  is  amended  by  adding a new paragraph aa to read as
    3  follows:
    4    AA. DISSEMINATE INFORMATION RELATING TO HUNTING, FISHING  AND  OUTDOOR
    5  EDUCATION,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  EDUCATION, TO
    6  PROMOTE INSTRUCTION  IN  PHYSICAL  EDUCATION  COURSES  FOR  GRADES  NINE
    7  THROUGH  TWELVE IN HUNTING, FISHING AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION. SUCH INSTRUC-
    8  TION SHALL INCLUDE INFORMATION ON THE:
    9    (1) VARIOUS HUNTING AND FISHING SEASONS;
   10    (2) SPECIES THAT CAN BE SOUGHT;
   11    (3)  THE  NECESSARY  MATERIALS  FOR  OBTAINING  HUNTING  AND   FISHING
   12  LICENSES;
   13    (4) OUTDOOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATION AND EXERCISE PURPOSES; AND
   14    (5) HISTORY AND BENEFITS OF HUNTING AND FISHING IN THIS STATE'S DEVEL-
   15  OPMENT;
   16    S  2. Section 809-a of the education law, as amended by chapter 442 of
   17  the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows:
   18    S 809-a. Instruction in the safe use of firearms and in the game laws;
   19  HUNTING, FISHING AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION.  1.    The  officer,  board,  or
   20  commission  authorized  or required to prescribe courses of instructions
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       S. 4658                             2                            A. 7170
    1  in any school under state control,  may  authorize  instructions  to  be
    2  given  in  the safe and proper use of firearms allowed by law to be used
    3  in the taking of wild game, and may also authorize  instructions  to  be
    4  given  in  the study of game laws and of proper hunting and conservation
    5  practices.  Such courses of instruction shall be approved  by  both  the
    6  education department and the department of environmental conservation.
    7    2.    NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A PUBLIC SECONDARY
    8  SCHOOL SHALL, UPON THE REQUEST OF TEN OR MORE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN  SUCH
    9  SCHOOL,  PROVIDE,  AS  A  COMPONENT  OF SUCH SCHOOL'S PHYSICAL EDUCATION
   10  COURSE, INSTRUCTION IN HUNTING, FISHING  AND  OUTDOOR  EDUCATION,  WHICH
   11  SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE COURSES REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVI-
   12  RONMENTAL  CONSERVATION  FOR  LICENSE  APPLICANTS.  THE COMMISSIONER, IN
   13  CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  ENVIRONMENTAL
   14  CONSERVATION,  SHALL ESTABLISH A CURRICULUM FOR THE HUNTING, FISHING AND
   15  OUTDOOR EDUCATION COURSE, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO,
   16  INSTRUCTION ON:
   17    (A) VARIOUS HUNTING AND FISHING SEASONS;
   18    (B) SPECIES THAT CAN BE SOUGHT;
   19    (C)   THE  NECESSARY  MATERIALS  FOR  OBTAINING  HUNTING  AND  FISHING
   20  LICENSES;
   21    (D) OUTDOOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATION AND EXERCISE PURPOSES; AND
   22    (E) HISTORY AND BENEFITS OF HUNTING AND FISHING IN THIS STATE'S DEVEL-
   23  OPMENT.
   24    S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
   25  the  date  on  which it shall have become a law; provided, however, that
   26  effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
   27  or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
   28  tive date is authorized and directed to be  made  and  completed  on  or
   29  before such effective date.