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A00735 Summary:

A00735 Actions:

A00735 Committee Votes:

Committee:ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   Chair:Englebright      
DATE:05/23/2017AYE/NAY:29/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Englebright
Aye
Stec
Aye
Glick
Aye
Butler
Aye
Colton
Aye
Raia
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Lopez
Aye
Lifton
Aye
Palumbo
Aye
O'Donnell
Aye
Miller ML
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Miller B 
Aye
Gunther
Aye
Garbarino
Aye
Jaffee
Excused
Kavanagh
Aye
Titone
Aye
Crespo
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Ryan
Aye
Fahy
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Otis
Aye
Williams
Aye
Barrett
Aye
D'Urso
Aye
Carroll
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Farrell      
DATE:06/05/2017AYE/NAY:30/2  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Farrell
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Gantt
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Nay
Weinstein
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Glick
Aye
Malliotakis
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Walter
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Nay
Perry
Aye
Curran
Aye
Colton
Excused
Ra
Aye
Cook
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Hooper
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Cusick
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Moya
Excused
Weprin
Aye
Rodriguez
Excused
Ramos
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Rozic
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Heastie      
DATE:06/07/2017AYE/NAY:28/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Aye
Kolb
Excused
Gottfried
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Butler
Aye
Farrell
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Gantt
Aye
Finch
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Raia
Aye
Hooper
Excused
Hawley
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Cook
Aye
Glick
Aye
Morelle
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Excused
Perry
Aye
Galef
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Titus
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye

A00735 Floor Votes:

A00735 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           735
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     January 9, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GUNTHER, LUPARDO, ENGLEBRIGHT, RIVERA, OTIS,
          JAFFEE, COLTON, LIFTON, BLAKE, SKOUFIS, CROUCH,  SALADINO,  GIGLIO  --
          Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, FINCH, GLICK, HAWLEY, KEARNS,
          McDONOUGH, ORTIZ, TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on
          Environmental Conservation

        AN ACT to authorize and direct the commissioners of health and  environ-
          mental  conservation  to  study  and  develop  a long-term strategy to
          encourage and promote outdoor environmental education and recreational
          opportunities in New York state
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Legislative  findings. The legislature recognizes that in
     2  the last two decades, childhood has moved indoors. The average  American
     3  boy  or  girl spends just four to seven minutes each day in unstructured
     4  outdoor play, and more than seven hours each day in front  of  an  elec-
     5  tronic screen. The decline in the appreciation and prevalence of outdoor
     6  recreation  opportunities profoundly impacts the wellness of our state's
     7  youth. The correlation between increasing childhood  obesity  rates  and
     8  the decline in outdoor recreation is undeniable.
     9    Additionally,  the  legislature  recognizes  that  visual and physical
    10  access to basic types of open space is vital for everyone,  and  partic-
    11  ularly  valuable  to children growing up in "urban hardscapes", or areas
    12  where access to nature is limited.
    13    The legislature further finds that the development  of  policies  that
    14  foster  stewardship  of  the  environment  and recognition of the health
    15  benefits of time spent in nature are essential to the residents  of  New
    16  York  state.    The  legislature  concludes that this can best be accom-
    17  plished by the creation of a study on  outdoor  environmental  education
    18  and recreation.
    19    §  2.  The  commissioners of health and environmental conservation are
    20  hereby authorized and directed to study and develop a long-term strategy

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02787-01-7
        A. 735                              2
 
     1  for integrating an aggressive outdoor environmental education and recre-
     2  ation plan for children that focuses on creating, developing and retain-
     3  ing opportunities for outdoor play and learning in New York state.  Such
     4  strategy  shall  be  based  on  an analysis of the overall health of our
     5  youth including the rise in childhood obesity rates, economic trends and
     6  their impact on access to outdoor spaces as well as  all  other  factors
     7  necessary  to  develop a state-level blueprint for outdoor education and
     8  recreating. Such strategy shall be developed in consultation with health
     9  and environmental conservation advisory bodies created or authorized  by
    10  statute  and  such  other  organizations or persons as the commissioners
    11  shall deem appropriate. Within one year of the effective  date  of  this
    12  act,  the  commissioners  shall  submit  a  report of their findings and
    13  recommendations, including proposed legislation, if any, to the governor
    14  and the legislature.
    15    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.