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Assembly Bill A1495A

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires the display and distribution of the parental bill of rights by the city school district of the city of New York

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2009-A1495 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5452
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2590-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S3066

2009-A1495 - Summary

Requires the display and distribution of the parental bill of rights by the city school district of the city of New York.

2009-A1495 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1495

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law,  in relation to the display and
  distribution of the  parental  bill  of  rights  in  the  city  school
  district of the city of New York

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 2590-h of the education law is amended by adding  a
new subdivision 15-a to read as follows:
  15-A.  REQUIRE  ALL  SCHOOLS  WITHIN  THE CITY DISTRICT TO DISPLAY THE
PARENTAL BILL OF RIGHTS, PROVIDED FOR IN  SUBDIVISION  FIFTEEN  OF  THIS
SECTION, IN A PROMINENT PLACE WITHIN THE LOBBY AREA OF EACH SUCH SCHOOL.
THE  DISPLAY  OF  THE PARENTAL BILL OF RIGHTS SHALL BE DISPLAYED IN BOTH
ENGLISH AND SPANISH.   THE CHANCELLOR SHALL  ALSO  REQUIRE  ALL  SCHOOLS
WITHIN  THE  CITY DISTRICT TO MAKE AVAILABLE, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, A COPY
OF THE PARENTAL BILL  OF  RIGHTS  TO  PARENTS  OR  PERSONS  IN  PARENTAL
RELATION  TO  CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOLS WITHIN THE CITY DISTRICT.  SUCH
COPIES SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE IN INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS TO THE  PARENTS  OR
PERSONS  IN  PARENTAL  RELATION TO THE CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOLS WITHIN
THE CITY DISTRICT IN THE LANGUAGE SPOKEN BY  SUCH  PARENTS  OR  PERSONS.
SUCH  LANGUAGES  SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, RUSSIAN, CHINESE,
MANDARIN, CANTONESE, KOREAN, ITALIAN,  GREEK,  YIDDISH,  CREOLE,  HAUSA,
YORUBA, ARABIC, FARSI, PASHTUN, URDU AND PORTUGESE.
  S  2.  The  education law is amended by adding a new section 2853-a to
read as follows:
  S 2853-A. CHARTER SCHOOLS; PARENTAL BILL  OF  RIGHTS;  DISPLAY.    THE
BOARD  OF REGENTS SHALL REQUIRE ALL SCHOOLS ISSUED A CHARTER PURSUANT TO
THIS ARTICLE WITHIN THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK  TO
DISPLAY  THE  PARENTAL  BILL  OF  RIGHTS, AS PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00152-01-9

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2009-A1495A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5452
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2590-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S3066

2009-A1495A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the display and distribution of the parental bill of rights by the city school district of the city of New York.

2009-A1495A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 1495--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. WRIGHT, ROBINSON, MENG, BARRON, REILLY, LANCMAN,
  TOWNS, MILLMAN, ESPAILLAT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  BENJAMIN,
  FARRELL,  PHEFFER, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Education -- recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Education  in
  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law,  in relation to the display and
  distribution of the  parental  bill  of  rights  in  the  city  school
  district of the city of New York

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 2590-h of the education law is amended by adding  a
new subdivision 15-a to read as follows:
  15-A.  REQUIRE  ALL  SCHOOLS  WITHIN  THE CITY DISTRICT TO DISPLAY THE
PARENTAL BILL OF RIGHTS, PROVIDED FOR IN  SUBDIVISION  FIFTEEN  OF  THIS
SECTION, IN A PROMINENT PLACE WITHIN THE LOBBY AREA OF EACH SUCH SCHOOL.
THE PARENTAL BILL OF RIGHTS SHALL BE DISPLAYED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPAN-
ISH.  THE  CHANCELLOR  SHALL  ALSO  REQUIRE  ALL SCHOOLS WITHIN THE CITY
DISTRICT TO MAKE AVAILABLE, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, A COPY OF  THE  PARENTAL
BILL  OF  RIGHTS  TO PARENTS OR PERSONS IN PARENTAL RELATION TO CHILDREN
ATTENDING SCHOOLS WITHIN THE CITY DISTRICT. SUCH COPIES  SHALL  BE  MADE
AVAILABLE TO THE PARENTS OR PERSONS IN PARENTAL RELATION TO THE CHILDREN
ATTENDING  SCHOOLS WITHIN THE CITY DISTRICT IN THE LANGUAGE OR LANGUAGES
PREDOMINANTLY SPOKEN IN THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THE  SCHOOL  IS  LOCATED.
COPIES  OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS SHALL ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE IN INDIVIDUAL
SCHOOLS TO THE PARENTS OR PERSONS IN PARENTAL RELATION TO  THE  CHILDREN
ATTENDING  SCHOOLS WITHIN THE CITY DISTRICT IN THE LANGUAGE OR LANGUAGES
PREDOMINANTLY SPOKEN IN THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THE SCHOOL IS LOCATED.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00152-08-0

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