Senate Bill S1474

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires instruction in agriculture

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education 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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2025-S1474 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §819, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S8641
2023-2024: S1222

2025-S1474 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires instruction in agriculture in every elementary, middle, and high school under state control or supported wholly or partly by the state.

2025-S1474 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1474 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1474
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. BORRELLO, OBERACKER -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring instruction
   in agriculture
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 819 to
 read as follows:
   § 819. INSTRUCTION IN AGRICULTURE. BEGINNING IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWEN-
 TY-SIX--TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SEVEN SCHOOL YEAR, AND IN EACH SCHOOL YEAR
 THEREAFTER, THE OFFICER, BOARD OR COMMISSION AUTHORIZED OR  REQUIRED  TO
 PRESCRIBE  COURSES OF INSTRUCTION SHALL CAUSE INSTRUCTION TO BE GIVEN IN
 EVERY ELEMENTARY,  MIDDLE,  AND  HIGH  SCHOOL  UNDER  STATE  CONTROL  OR
 SUPPORTED  WHOLLY  OR PARTLY BY PUBLIC MONEY OF THE STATE, IN THE DISCI-
 PLINES NECESSARY TO BE A SUCCESSFUL FARMER FOR THE PURPOSES OF  ENSURING
 CHILDREN  UNDERSTAND  THE  ORIGIN, BY-PRODUCTS, AND FARM-TO-MARKET PROC-
 ESSES OF THEIR FOOD, NUTRIENTS,  AND  CLOTHES.  SUCH  INSTRUCTION  SHALL
 INCLUDE  TOPIC  MATTERS  SUCH  AS  RESOURCE  CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
 INCLUDING FOOD, WATER, FOREST, AND LAND,  CITY  AGRICULTURE  MANAGEMENT,
 FOOD-TO-TABLE  PROCESSES,  SUSTAINABILITY  PRACTICES,  WASTE MANAGEMENT,
 TEXTILE PRODUCTION, CAREER CHOICES  IN  THE  AGRICULTURE  INDUSTRY,  THE
 DAILY  LIFE  OF A FARMER, AND CULTURE IN RURAL FARMING COMMUNITIES. SUCH
 INSTRUCTION SHALL BE FOR SUCH PERIOD OF TIME DURING EACH SCHOOL YEAR  AS
 THE  BOARD  OF  REGENTS MAY PRESCRIBE AND MAY BE JOINED WITH WORK IN THE
 SCIENCES,  MATHEMATICS,  HISTORY,  AND/OR  BUSINESS.  SUCH  COURSES   OF
 INSTRUCTION  SHALL  BE  APPROVED BY BOTH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
 THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04522-01-5

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