Requires the furnishing of programs and services to pupils who attend private or parochial schools upon request of persons in parental relation, except in cities with a population of one million or more; provides that such programs and services shall include participation in all extra-curricular activities, and participation in intraschool, intramural, and extramural athletics.
BILL NUMBER:A9514
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the
provision of certain programs and services to private or parochial
school pupils
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To allow private or parochial school
pupils to participate in inter-school, intramural and extramural
athletics, and other extracurricular activities with the consent of
the board of education.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1: Adds a new Education Law
section 3204-a to provide that local school districts, except any
school districts located in cities having a population of one million
or more, shall allow private or parochial school children to
participate in extracurricular activities and school athletic
programs, upon a written request, to the board of education which is
filed prior to June first each year.
JUSTIFICATION: Presently, private or parochial school pupils may
participate in extracurricular activities and intramural & extramural
sports at the discretion of the local board of education, are
precluded from participating in interscholastic sports by regulation.
However, their families pay real property taxes to financially support
such local school district. This legislation would afford parents of
private or parochial students the ability to bring this decision to
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9514
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 8, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL, McENENY -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the provision of
certain programs and services to private or parochial school pupils
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3204-a
to read as follows:
S 3204-A. PROVISION OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO PRIVATE OR
PAROCHIAL SCHOOL PUPILS. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM "PROGRAMS
AND SERVICES" SHALL MEAN PARTICIPATION IN ALL EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIV-
ITIES, AND INTRASCHOOL, INTRAMURAL, AND EXTRAMURAL ATHLETICS PURSUANT TO
REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
2. THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES OF ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ANY COMMUNITY
SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE, EXCEPT ANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS LOCATED IN
CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE SHALL FURNISH PROGRAMS
AND SERVICES TO PUPILS WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE AND WHO ATTEND
PRIVATE OR PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS IN SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, UPON THE WRITTEN
REQUEST OF THE PERSONS IN PARENTAL RELATION TO ANY SUCH PUPIL. SUCH A
REQUEST SHALL BE FILED WITH THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT IN WHICH THE PERSONS IN PARENTAL RELATION TO ANY SUCH PUPIL
RESIDE ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE PRECEDING THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR
WHICH THE REQUEST IS MADE.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15233-01-0
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