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Assembly Bill A10392

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to required attendance at schools

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2011-A10392 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3210, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A7756

2011-A10392 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to required attendance at schools.

2011-A10392 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10392

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 24, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MENG, SILVER, NOLAN, ABBATE -- Multi-Sponsored by
  --  M. of A.  BRAUNSTEIN, DenDEKKER, MOYA, ORTIZ, WEINSTEIN, WEPRIN --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to required attendances

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

  Section  1. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 3210 of the educa-
tion law, as amended by chapter 821 of the laws of 1947, is  amended  to
read as follows:
  b. (I) Absence for religious observance and education shall be permit-
ted under rules that the commissioner shall establish.
  (II)  IN  ADDITION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE
WHETHER SCHOOL SESSION SHOULD  NOT  BE  HELD  AT  AN  INDIVIDUAL  PUBLIC
SCHOOL,  OR  DISTRICT-WIDE,  ON  A DAY WHERE, IF SCHOOL WERE IN SESSION,
ABSENTEEISM MAY RESULT IN THE WASTE OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES  BECAUSE  A
CONSIDERABLE  PROPORTION OF THE STUDENT POPULATION IS UNLIKELY TO ATTEND
BECAUSE OF A RELIGIOUS OR CULTURAL DAY OF OBSERVANCE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16016-01-2

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