Bill > A00416

This bill expands the requirements for teaching humane education of animals to secondary school students in New York and provides for the verification of compliance with such instruction. Specifically, it amends the education law to require instruction on the humane treatment and protection of animals, as well as the importance of animals in the economy of nature and the necessity of controlling the proliferation of abandoned animals. The bill also directs the education commissioner to determine how to incorporate this instruction into existing curricula and promulgate any necessary regulations. Additionally, the bill requires the commissioner to maintain records verifying school compliance with these humane education requirements and make that information publicly available.