SOL; Department of Education to include standards regarding instruction on animal safety, etc.. (HJ567)

Introduced By

Sen. Kenneth Alexander (D-Norfolk)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate

Description

Resolution; humane treatment of animals; report. Requests the Department of Education to include standards on animal safety and the humane treatment of animals in future revisions of the Standards of Learning. However, in the event that the Department of Education determines that such a revision of the Standards of Learning is not feasible, the Department shall propose alternative methods of achieving the objective of including instruction on the humane treatment of companion animals to children in the public schools through the character education curriculum. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
12/05/2006Committee
12/05/2006Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 072312208
12/05/2006Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/18/2007Assigned ACNRsub: Agriculture (Orrock)
02/06/2007Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources