NY State Senate Bill 2023-S1779

Senate Bill S1779

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study regarding ecological literacy and healthy living curriculum in schools, and to provide recommendations in a report

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Jan 03, 2024	referred to education
Jan 13, 2023	referred to education

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2023-S1779 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A593
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S8690, A11131
2019-2020: S2578, A1242
2021-2022: S3399, A2104

2023-S1779 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study regarding ecological literacy and healthy living curriculum in schools, and to provide recommendations in a report.

2023-S1779 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S1779

SPONSOR: BAILEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act authorizing and directing the commissioner of education to
conduct a study regarding ecological literacy and healthy living curric-
ulum in schools, and to provide recommendations

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Ecological literacy is vital to preserving our world, and more specif-
ically the vast natural resources that New York State has. This bills
aims to evaluate the current programs that schools across the state have
on ecological literacy and healthy living, this way getting a better
understanding to the best way to implement a uniform curriculum.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to
conduct a study regarding ecological literacy and healthy living curric-
ulum within the state.

Section 2 mandates that the commissioner submit a report on the study to
the governor and the legislature within one year after the effective
date of this act.

Section 3 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Across the state some of our schools have taken different initiatives to
incorporate ecological literacy and healthy living into their curric-
ulums. With climate change looming in our future, we need to educate the
next generation of New Yorkers in ways that will help them address a
variety of environmental challenges while protecting our natural
resources to ensure quality of life for all.

Our government agencies, public and private organizations, and our
academic institutions all work towards creating a vibrant and econom-
ically sustainable New York so that future generations may enjoy the
same high quality of life as generations before. In order to achieve
this, it is important that we make sustainability one of our overarching
educational frameworks.

This bill aims to evaluate the different programs that schools have in
place individually so that an overall program can be added to the
curriculum statewide.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019-20: S.2578/A.1242 (Rosenthal L) - Referred to Education

2017-18: S.3399/A.2104 (Rosenthal L) - Delivered to Assembly, Referred
to Education

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2023-S1779 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1779
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  BAILEY, RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT authorizing  and  directing  the  commissioner  of  education  to
   conduct  a  study  regarding  ecological  literacy  and healthy living
   curriculum in schools, and to provide recommendations

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The commissioner of education is authorized and directed to
 conduct a study regarding ecological literacy and healthy living curric-
 ulum  within  the  state.  For purposes of this act, the term "qualified
 institution" shall mean every public and  private  school  in  New  York
 state that instructs any students in grades kindergarten through twelve.
 Such  study  shall  focus  on the availability of such curriculum at all
 qualified institutions, and shall include but not be limited to:
   1. a description of all offered ecological literacy and healthy living
 related classes;
   2. the academic year ecological literacy and healthy  living  instruc-
 tion  becomes available at each qualifying institution and a description
 of its specific form;
   3. the existence of  any  specific  ecological  literacy  and  healthy
 living  program  at  each  qualifying  institution and what such program
 includes; and
   4. all ecological literacy and healthy living  extracurricular  activ-
 ities offered.
   § 2. A report of the findings of such study and recommendations of the
 commissioner of education shall be delivered to the governor, the tempo-
 rary  president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority
 leader of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly within  one
 year of the effective date of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00922-01-3

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Jamaal T. Bailey