Senate Bill S7015

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes the board of education of the city school district of the city of New York to require minors who are five years old to attend kindergarten

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9861 - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S7015 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9861
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3205, Ed L

2011-S7015 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the board of education of the city school district of the city of New York to require minors who are five years old to attend kindergarten instruction.

2011-S7015 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7015 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7015

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 20, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  FLANAGAN, GOLDEN, LANZA -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Educa-
  tion

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing the board
  of education of the city school district of the city of  New  York  to
  require  minors who are five years old to attend kindergarten instruc-
  tion

  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 NEW YORK
[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 on the first of July  next  succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15317-01-2


              

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