STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4909 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 5, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BARCLAY, BRABENEC, CROUCH, DiPIETRO, FINCH, GIGLIO, KOLB, PALMESANO, NORRIS, MANKTELOW, MORINELLO, BYRNES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DeSTEFANO, HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to hunt- ing, fishing and outdoor education in high school physical education courses The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 3-0301 of the environmental 2 conservation law is amended by adding a new paragraph aa to read as 3 follows: 4 aa. Disseminate information relating to hunting, fishing and outdoor 5 education, in consultation with the board of regents, to promote 6 instruction in physical education courses for grades nine through twelve 7 in hunting, fishing and outdoor education. Such instruction shall 8 include information on the: 9 (1) various hunting and fishing seasons; 10 (2) species that can be sought; 11 (3) the necessary materials for obtaining hunting and fishing 12 licenses; 13 (4) outdoor opportunities for recreation and exercise purposes; and 14 (5) history and benefits of hunting and fishing in this state's devel- 15 opment; 16 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding 17 the date on which it shall have become a law; provided, however, that 18 effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule 19 or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec- 20 tive date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or 21 before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02545-01-9