Assembly Bill A3711

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires nonpublic schools to provide the same services that public schools currently provide to nonpublic schools; repealer

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A3711 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4281
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §701 sub 8, §752 sub 1, §754 sub 1, §§755 & 712, §3635 sub 1 ¶b, sub 2-a, amd Ed L, generally
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8116

2023-A3711 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "educational equity and choice act"; requires nonpublic schools to provide the same services that public schools currently provide to nonpublic schools; provides that such costs shall be approved by the commissioner of education and borne by the state; makes related provisions.

2023-A3711 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 4281                                                  A. 3711
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. WEBER -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to requiring nonpublic
   schools to provide the same services  that  public  schools  currently
   provide to nonpublic schools; and to repeal certain provisions of such
   law relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "educational equity and choice act".
   §  2.  Section  305  of  the  education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 60 to read as follows:
   60. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE  CONTRARY,  THE
 COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROVIDE  THAT NO NONPUBLIC SCHOOL SHALL PROVIDE ANY
 SERVICE TO PUPILS  ATTENDING  SUCH  SCHOOL  WITHOUT  APPROVAL  FROM  THE
 COMMISSIONER.  PRIOR  TO  SERVICES BEING PROVIDED BY A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL,
 NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATIONS IN A  SYSTEM
 DEVELOPED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED ELECTRONICALLY OR
 IN  ANY  OTHER  MEDIA  FORM WHICH THE COMMISSIONER REASONABLY DETERMINES
 OFFERS THE SAME DEGREE OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND CONTROL PROVIDED  BY  PAPER
 CERTIFICATIONS.  THE COMMISSIONER WILL HAVE THE POWER TO REVIEW AND SEEK
 CORRECTION OF ANY SERVICE PROVIDED  BY  NONPUBLIC  SCHOOLS  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTIONS  SEVEN  HUNDRED ONE, SEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN, SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY-
 ONE, NINE  HUNDRED  TWELVE,  THIRTY-SIX  HUNDRED  TWO-C  AND  THIRTY-SIX
 HUNDRED  THIRTY-FIVE  OF  THIS  CHAPTER.  ALL  COSTS  PERTAINING  TO THE
 SERVICES PROVIDED BY NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER AND SHALL BE BORNE BY THE STATE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07532-01-3
 S. 4281                             2                            A. 3711
              

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