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Assembly committee advances bill to strengthen studentsrights to opt out of animal dissection
Summary
The Assembly Education Committee voted to advance AB 347, the Compassionate Learning Advancement for Science Students Act, requiring written notice of studentsrights to opt out of animal dissection and a comparable alternative assignment.
The Assembly Education Committee on Monday voted to send AB 347, the Compassionate Learning Advancement for Science Students Act, to the Appropriations Committee as amended, advancing a proposal to strengthen studentsrights to opt out of animal dissection in California public schools.
The billsponsor, Assemblymember Kalra, told the committee AB 347 would require school districts to give students written notice about their existing right to opt out of dissection and to provide a comparable assignment that achieves the same learning outcome. Kalra also said students could request information about where a specimen was sourced and the chemicals theyd be exposed to.
Supporters said the bill clarifies…
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