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Policy

We support partner agencies in their efforts to enforce existing policies that incorporate humane education in schools. A priority objective is to identify and provide accountability measures for educators in states that have adopted policies and guidelines to support humane education.

• Policy Projects
• Accountability Measures
• Current Policies

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We support the inclusion of humane education in schools with the following projects:

1. Policy enforcement and accountability measures for existing humane education policies.
2. Developing an assessment of the state of humane education in schools in states where humane education policy exists.
3. Creating case studies that identify and summarize the successful implementation of humane education in several K-12 settings.
4. ​Partnering with universities to develop humane education courses for teacher preparation programs.
5. Working with policymakers to draft a comprehensive humane education policy template that may be applicable in many states.

Many educators in states where humane education policies exist are not even aware of the requirements, our research suggests. As a result, compliance with these mandates may be inconsistent.

The Coalition's accountability measures include:

• Sharing state policies and providing resources that integrate humane education into school standards. 
• Providing tools for educators to assess humane education lessons and outcomes.
• Encouraging annual audits of compliance for existing requirements in school districts, including reporting how the schools are fulfilling the mandates.

State	Policy
Alaska	AS 14.30.380
Arizona	AS 15-706
California	EDC § 51540 EDC 233-233.5
Florida	233.061 ​233.09
Georgia	GA Code § 20-2-304
Illinois	105 ILCS 5/27 13.1-14-15-18
Kentucky	157.900
Maine	20 § 1221
Massachusetts	Chapter 272 Sec 80G
Michigan	Section 324.2511
New Hampshire	NH Rev Stat § 644:8-c
New Jersey	N.J.A.C.6A:8 18A:35-4.1 NJ Rev Stat § 18A:35-4.3
New York	NY Educ L § 809 Chapter 180 of the Laws of 2000
Oregon	Chapter 336.067
Pennsylvania	24 P.S. § 15-1514
Tennessee	TCA 68-211-845
Washington	RCW 28A.230.020
Wisconsin	14.16 (1) (2) (12m)​

​Additional Policy Resources:

• Humane Education Advocates Reaching Teachers (HEART)
• National Humane Education Society (NHES)
• National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS)
• Article: Where is Humane Education Mandated by Law?

Policies once existed in Alabama, Louisiana, and North Dakota but have since been repealed. A possible policy may also exist in Wyoming.

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