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Assembly Bill A6239

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that minors who enter kindergarten shall be at least five years of age on or before September first

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2009-A6239 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3205, Ed L

2009-A6239 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that minors who enter kindergarten shall be at least five years of age on or before September first.

2009-A6239 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6239

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 26, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BARRA, ERRIGO, KOLB -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  requiring  minors  to
  attain the age of five years before entering kindergarten

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section  3205  of  the  education  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph d to read as follows:
  D.  NO MINOR SHALL ENTER KINDERGARTEN ON THE FIRST DAY THAT THE APPRO-
PRIATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE IN SESSION IN SEPTEMBER  OF  THE  SCHOOL  YEAR
UNLESS  SUCH  MINOR  HAS  ATTAINED  THE AGE OF FIVE YEARS OR OLDER ON OR
BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER OF SUCH SCHOOL YEAR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
the  date  on  which  it  shall have become a law and shall apply to all
minors entering kindergarten after such date.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07251-01-9

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