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Assembly Bill A10216

Signed By Governor

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes the city of Rochester school district to require kindergarten attendance

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2011-A10216 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7519
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3205, Ed L

2011-A10216 - Summary

Authorizes the Rochester city school district to require kindergarten attendance.

2011-A10216 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10216

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 15, 2012
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the  education  law,  in  relation  to  authorizing  the
  Rochester  city  school  district to require minors age five to attend
  kindergarten

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section  3205 of the education law is
amended by adding a new paragraph d to read as follows:
  D. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE ROCHESTER  CITY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  IS
HEREBY  AUTHORIZED  TO  REQUIRE  MINORS  WHO ARE FIVE YEARS OF AGE ON OR
BEFORE DECEMBER FIRST TO ATTEND KINDERGARTEN INSTRUCTION.  HOWEVER,  THE
PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH  SHALL NOT APPLY TO STUDENTS ENROLLED IN
NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS OR IN HOME INSTRUCTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15842-01-2

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2011-A10216A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7519
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3205, Ed L

2011-A10216A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the Rochester city school district to require kindergarten attendance.

2011-A10216A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                10216--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 15, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted
  as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law,  in relation to authorizing the
  Rochester city school district to require minors age  five  to  attend
  kindergarten

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

  Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 3205 of the  educa-
tion  law,  as  added  by chapter 546 of the laws of 1987, is amended to
read as follows:
  c. The board of education of the Syracuse city school district AND THE
BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF  ROCHESTER
[is]  ARE  hereby authorized to require minors who are five years of age
on or before December first to attend kindergarten instruction. However,
the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to:
  (i) Minors whose parents elect not to enroll their children in  school
until the following September.
  (ii) Students enrolled in non-public schools or in home instruction.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15842-02-2

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