S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5785
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 6, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, JAFFEE, PRETLOW, ZEBROWSKI, RAMOS, STECK,
ROBERTS, CLARK, ESPINAL, GIBSON, HEVESI, RIVERA, SCARBOROUGH, SEPULVE-
DA, STEVENSON, COOK, KELLNER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
BOYLAND, FARRELL, GABRYSZAK, GOTTFRIED, HEASTIE, MILLMAN -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to full day kindergarten
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1712 of the education law is
amended to read as follows:
1. The board of education of each school district [may] SHALL maintain
kindergartens which shall be free to resident children between the ages
of four and six years, provided, however, such board may fix a higher
minimum age for admission to such kindergartens. IN THE TWO THOUSAND
FIFTEEN--TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN SCHOOL YEAR AND THEREAFTER, ALL SUCH
KINDERGARTENS SHALL BE OPERATED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS.
S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 2514 of the education law, as added by
chapter 762 of the laws of 1950, is amended to read as follows:
1. The board of education of each city school district [may] SHALL
maintain kindergartens which shall be free to resident children between
the ages of four and six years, provided, however, such board may fix a
higher minimum age for admission to such kindergartens. IN THE TWO
THOUSAND FIFTEEN--TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN SCHOOL YEAR AND THEREAFTER, ALL
SUCH KINDERGARTENS SHALL BE OPERATED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS.
S 3. Subdivision 1 of section 2555 of the education law, such section
as renumbered by chapter 762 of the laws of 1950, is amended to read as
follows:
1. The board of education of each city [may] SHALL maintain kindergar-
tens which shall be free to resident children between the ages of four
and six years, provided, however, such board may fix a higher minimum
age for admission to such kindergartens. IN THE TWO THOUSAND
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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FIFTEEN--TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN SCHOOL YEAR AND THEREAFTER, ALL SUCH
KINDERGARTENS SHALL BE OPERATED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS.
S 4. Subdivision 9 of section 3602 of the education law, as amended by
section 16 of part B of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007, is amended to
read as follows:
9. Aid for conversion to full day kindergarten. School districts may
make available full day kindergarten programs for all children wishing
to attend such programs, AND, COMMENCING WITH THE TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN-
-TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN SCHOOL YEAR, SHALL MAKE FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN
PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO ALL CHILDREN. For aid payable in the two thousand
seven--two thousand eight school year and thereafter, school districts
which provided any half-day kindergarten programs or had no kindergarten
programs in the nineteen hundred ninety-six--ninety-seven school year
and in the base year shall be eligible for aid equal to the product of
the district's selected foundation aid calculated pursuant to subdivi-
sion four of this section multiplied by the positive difference result-
ing when the full day kindergarten enrollment of children attending
programs in the district in the base year is subtracted from such
enrollment in the current year.
S 5. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.