Assembly Bill A5553

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of environmental conservation to promote education in hunting, fishing and outdoor education in high school physical education courses

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A5553 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-0301, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3014
2011-2012: A4345
2013-2014: A4124
2015-2016: A3256
2017-2018: A4018
2019-2020: A4909
2021-2022: A6091

2023-A5553 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of environmental conservation to promote education in hunting, fishing and outdoor education in high school physical education courses.

2023-A5553 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5553
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BARCLAY,  BRABENEC,  DiPIETRO, J. M. GIGLIO,
   NORRIS, PALMESANO, MANKTELOW, MORINELLO,  BYRNES,  SIMPSON,  GALLAHAN,
   LEMONDES,  BLANKENBUSH  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. K. BROWN,
   DeSTEFANO, HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Envi-
   ronmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to hunt-
   ing,  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:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  3-0301  of the environmental
 conservation law is amended by adding a new  paragraph  aa  to  read  as
 follows:
   AA.  DISSEMINATE  INFORMATION RELATING TO HUNTING, FISHING AND OUTDOOR
 EDUCATION, IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE  BOARD  OF  REGENTS,  TO  PROMOTE
 INSTRUCTION IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION COURSES FOR GRADES NINE THROUGH TWELVE
 IN  HUNTING,  FISHING  AND  OUTDOOR  EDUCATION.  SUCH  INSTRUCTION SHALL
 INCLUDE INFORMATION ON THE:
   (1) VARIOUS HUNTING AND FISHING SEASONS;
   (2) SPECIES THAT CAN BE SOUGHT;
   (3)  THE  NECESSARY  MATERIALS  FOR  OBTAINING  HUNTING  AND   FISHING
 LICENSES;
   (4) OUTDOOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATION AND EXERCISE PURPOSES; AND
   (5) HISTORY AND BENEFITS OF HUNTING AND FISHING IN THIS STATE'S DEVEL-
 OPMENT;
   §  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.    Effective  immediately,
 the  addition,  amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
 sary for the implementation of  this  act  on  its  effective  date  are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03833-01-3

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