Bill > A02082

This bill amends the Education Law to expand the requirements for teaching humane education to secondary school students in New York. It requires instruction on the humane treatment and protection of animals, as well as their role in the economy of nature and the need to control the proliferation of abandoned animals. The bill also requires the Commissioner of Education to maintain records verifying school compliance with these requirements and make such information publicly available. The bill is intended to promote kindness and respect for animals among secondary school students in New York.