General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5184 February Session, 2012 LCO No. 415 *00415_______KID* Referred to Committee on Select Committee on Children Introduced by: (KID) General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5184 February Session, 2012 LCO No. 415 *00415_______KID* Referred to Committee on Select Committee on Children Introduced by: (KID) AN ACT CONCERNING DISSECTION CHOICE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2012) A local or regional school district shall excuse any student from participating in, or observing, the dissection of any animal as part of classroom instruction if such student has requested, in writing, to be excused from such participation or observation. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 July 1, 2012 New section This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 July 1, 2012 New section Statement of Purpose: To allow students to be excused from participating in or observing animal dissections in the classroom. [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]