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Senate Bill S6054

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides an exception to high school athletic competition eligibility by permitting pupils with a developmental or physical disability to compete for a fifth year

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2009-S6054 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8913
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง3208-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4082, A10081
2013-2014: S2764, A5498

2009-S6054 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides an exception to high school athletic competition eligibility by permitting pupils with a developmental or physical disability to compete for a fifth year.

2009-S6054 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6054 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6054

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 23, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to eligibility for senior
  high school athletic competition

  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 3208-b
to read as follows:
  S  3208-B.  ELIGIBILITY  FOR  SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC COMPETITION;
DISABILITY EXCEPTION.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS  TO
ALLOW  A  WAIVER  OF  THE FOUR-YEAR LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR SENIOR
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC COMPETITION WHEN A STUDENT WITH A DEVELOPMENTAL  OR
PHYSICAL  DISABILITY, WHO IS OTHERWISE QUALIFIED TO COMPETE AND HAS BEEN
SELECTED FOR SUCH COMPETITION IN THE PAST, HAS NOT  YET  GRADUATED  HIGH
SCHOOL. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEFINE DEVELOPMENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABIL-
ITY  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  WAIVER  IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART 200 OF THE
COMMISSIONER'S REGULATIONS.  SUCH  WAIVER  SHALL  BE  REQUESTED  BY  THE
ATHLETIC  DIRECTOR  OF  SUCH  STUDENT'S SCHOOL AND THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
SUCH SCHOOL'S DISTRICT AND MAY BE  GRANTED  BY  SUCH  SCHOOL  DISTRICT'S
SECTION  OF  THE NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
SUCH WAIVER SHALL ONLY ALLOW PARTICIPATION ON AN UNOFFICIAL, NON-SCORING
BASIS IN A NON-CONTACT OR NON-COLLISION  SPORT,  PROVIDED  THAT  ANOTHER
QUALIFIED  STUDENT,  WHO  IS  OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR COMPETITION, IS NOT
DENIED THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11812-05-9

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