A01027 Summary:

BILL NOA01027
 
SAME ASSAME AS S07806
 
SPONSORGunther
 
COSPNSRRobinson, Lupardo, Englebright, Rivera, Otis, Jaffee, Colton, Crouch, Saladino, Giglio, Lifton, Blake, Skoufis
 
MLTSPNSRBarclay, Finch, Glick, Hawley, Kearns, McDonough, Ortiz, Titone
 
 
Directs the commissioners of health and environmental conservation to study and develop a long term strategy to encourage and promote outdoor environmental education and recreational opportunities in New York state.
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A01027 Actions:

BILL NOA01027
 
01/08/2015referred to environmental conservation
01/06/2016referred to environmental conservation
05/10/2016reported referred to ways and means
05/25/2016reported
05/26/2016advanced to third reading cal.737
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A01027 Committee Votes:

WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Farrell DATE:05/25/2016AYE/NAY:32/2 Action: Favorable
FarrellAyeOaksAye
LentolAyeCrouchAye
SchimmingerExcusedBarclayAye
GanttAyeFitzpatrickNay
WeinsteinAyeSaladinoAye
GlickAyeHawleyAye
NolanAyeDupreyAye
PretlowAyeCorwinAye
PerryAyeMalliotakisNay
ColtonAyeWalterAye
CookAye
CahillAye
AubryAye
HooperAye
ThieleAye
WrightAye
CusickAye
OrtizAye
BenedettoAye
MarkeyAye
MoyaAye
WeprinAye
RodriguezAye
RamosAye
BraunsteinAye

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A01027 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A01027 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1027
 
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     January 8, 2015
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, ROBINSON, LUPARDO, ENGLEBRIGHT, ROBERTS,
          RIVERA,  OTIS, JAFFEE, COLTON, CROUCH, SALADINO, GIGLIO -- Multi-Spon-
          sored by -- M. of A.   BARCLAY, FINCH, GLICK,  HAWLEY,  KEARNS,  McDO-
          NOUGH,  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.
                                                                   LBD00989-01-5

        A. 1027                             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.
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