Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 20, 2018 |
committed to rules |
May 07, 2018 |
advanced to third reading |
May 02, 2018 |
2nd report cal. |
May 01, 2018 |
1st report cal.905 |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 19, 2017 |
referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 05, 2017 |
advanced to third reading |
May 24, 2017 |
2nd report cal. |
May 23, 2017 |
1st report cal.1093 |
Feb 23, 2017 |
referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation |
Senate Bill S4626
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2017-S4626 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S4626 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Creates a legislative task force on outdoor environmental education and recreation that will benefit residents of New York state by fostering stewardship and conservation of the environment, and an appreciation of the importance of the wise use of natural resources as well as acknowledgment of the health benefits of time spent in nature.
2017-S4626 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4626 TITLE OF BILL : An act creating a legislative task force on outdoor environmental education and recreation that will benefit residents of New York state by stewardship and conservation of the environment, an appreciation of the importance of the wise use of natural resources as well as acknowledgment of the health benefits of time spent in nature PURPOSE : This bill creates a task force on outdoor environmental education and recreation. This bill would assemble representatives from various organizations and state agencies to promote development of a framework that will ensure that New York State has an aggressive outdoor environmental education and recreation plan that focuses on creating, developing and retaining opportunities for outdoor learning. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 - provides the legislative findings. Section 2 - provides the objectives of the Legislative Task Force on outdoor environmental education and recreation. Section 3 - provides the composition of the Legislative Task orce, which shall consist of twelve members. The task force members will
2017-S4626 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4626 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 23, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation AN ACT creating a legislative task force on outdoor environmental educa- tion and recreation that will benefit residents of New York state by stewardship and conservation of the environment, an appreciation of the importance of the wise use of natural resources as well as acknowledgment of the health benefits of time spent in nature THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. (a) The legislature hereby finds that in the last two decades, childhood has moved indoors. The average Ameri- can boy or girl spends just four to seven minutes each day in unstruc- tured outdoor play, and more than seven hours each day in front of an electronic screen. The decline in the appreciation and prevalence of outdoor recreation opportunities profoundly impacts the wellness of our state's youth. The correlation between increasing childhood obesity rates and the decline in outdoor recreation is undeniable. (b) The legislature further finds that visual and physical access to basic types of open space is vital for everyone, and particularly valu- able to children growing up in "urban hardscapes", or areas where access to nature is limited. (c) The legislature further finds that the development of policies that foster stewardship of the environment, the importance of the wise use of natural resources and recognition of the health benefits of time spent in nature are essential to the residents of New York state. The legislature concludes that this can best be accomplished by the creation of a task force on outdoor environmental education and recreation. § 2. Objectives. A legislative task force on outdoor environmental education and recreation is hereby established to: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02567-01-7
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