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Assembly Bill A1917

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires all 5 year olds as of December 1, 2013 to attend kindergarten unless in non-public schools

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2009-A1917 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3205, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A2293

2009-A1917 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all 5 year olds as of December 1, 2013 to attend kindergarten unless in non-public schools.

2009-A1917 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1917

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 14, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to attendance of minors

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

  Section  1.  Section  3205 of the education law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4. COMMENCING DECEMBER  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  THIRTEEN,  EACH  SCHOOL
DISTRICT  OF  THE  STATE  IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO REQUIRE MINORS WHO ARE
FIVE YEARS OF AGE ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER  FIRST  TO  ATTEND  KINDERGARTEN
INSTRUCTION  FROM  THE FIRST DAY THAT THE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE
IN SESSION IN SEPTEMBER OF SUCH SCHOOL YEAR, AND  A  MINOR  WHO  BECOMES
FIVE  YEARS  OF AGE AFTER THE FIRST OF DECEMBER IN ANY SCHOOL YEAR SHALL
BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND KINDERGARTEN FROM THE FIRST DAY OF SESSION IN  THE
FOLLOWING  SEPTEMBER.  HOWEVER  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL
NOT APPLY TO STUDENTS ENROLLED IN NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS OR IN HOME INSTRUC-
TION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04948-01-9

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