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A 140: Relates to prohibiting school districts, school principals, administrators, or teachers from requiring, permitting, or conducting a lesson or experimental study using an animal in a hatching project.
What A 140 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to prohibit school districts from requiring or permitting students to participate in animal hatching projects. It seeks to extend this prohibition to school principals, administrators, and teachers. The law aims to prevent any lesson or experimental study using animals in schools or school-related activities. The law is intended to take effect immediately, effectively banning the use of animals in such projects.
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: referred to education (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to education |
| Jan. 08, 2025 | referred to education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2025 · 185 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 140 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, PAULIN, SIMONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to animal hatching projects The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 809 of the education law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph c to read as follows: 3 c. No school district, school principal, administrator, or teacher 4 shall require, permit, or conduct a lesson or experimental study using 5 an animal in a hatching project in any such school or during any activ- 6 ity conducted under the auspices of such school whether or not the 7 activity takes place on the premises of such school. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01355-01-5
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