S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 6943 A. 9257
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
April 4, 2014
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the definition of
eligible children for the purposes of universal prekindergarten
programs
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 1 of section 3602-e of the
education law, as amended by section 19 of part B of chapter 57 of the
laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
c. "Eligible children" shall mean resident children who are four years
of age on or before December first of the year in which they are
enrolled or who will otherwise be first eligible to enter public school
kindergarten commencing with the following school year, AND RESIDENT
CHILDREN WHO ARE FIVE YEARS OF AGE ON SUCH DATE, WHERE THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT HAS APPROVED A RESOLUTION PERMITTING SUCH CHILDREN TO BE ELIGI-
BLE FOR ITS UNIVERSAL PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14023-01-4