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S 1474: Requires instruction in agriculture in every elementary, middle, and high school under state control or supported wholly or partly by the state.
What S 1474 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed bill requires instruction in agriculture to be taught in every elementary, middle, and high school under state control or supported by public money. This instruction should cover topics such as resource conservation, food-to-table processes, sustainability practices, and the daily life of a farmer. The instruction should be for a prescribed period of time each school year and may be joined with other subjects like science, mathematics, history, and business. The courses must be approved by both the Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture and Markets. The bill aims to ensure children understand the origin and production of their food, as well as the culture in rural farming communities.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
| Jan. 10, 2025 | REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 10, 2025 · 335 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1474 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE 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: 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 819 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 819. Instruction in agriculture. Beginning in the two thousand twen- 4 ty-six--two thousand twenty-seven school year, and in each school year 5 thereafter, the officer, board or commission authorized or required to 6 prescribe courses of instruction shall cause instruction to be given in 7 every elementary, middle, and high school under state control or 8 supported wholly or partly by public money of the state, in the disci- 9 plines necessary to be a successful farmer for the purposes of ensuring 10 children understand the origin, by-products, and farm-to-market proc- 11 esses of their food, nutrients, and clothes. Such instruction shall 12 include topic matters such as resource conservation and management 13 including food, water, forest, and land, city agriculture management, 14 food-to-table processes, sustainability practices, waste management, 15 textile production, career choices in the agriculture industry, the 16 daily life of a farmer, and culture in rural farming communities. Such 17 instruction shall be for such period of time during each school year as 18 the board of regents may prescribe and may be joined with work in the 19 sciences, mathematics, history, and/or business. Such courses of 20 instruction shall be approved by both the department of education and 21 the department of agriculture and markets. 22 § 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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