S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                          I N  A S S E M B L Y
                              May 27, 2016
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Introduced  by  M. of A. RYAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to employment preparation
  education programs
  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
  Section  1.  Subdivision  11  of  section 3602 of the education law is
amended by adding a new paragraph i to read as follows:
  I. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  ANY
STUDENT  UNDER  TWENTY-ONE  YEARS  OF AGE WHO ATTENDS REGULAR DAY SCHOOL
CLASSES AND IS DESIGNATED AS AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER BY HIS  OR  HER
SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOCES PROGRAM, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN AN
APPROVED  EMPLOYMENT  PREPARATION EDUCATION PROGRAM, PROVIDED THAT SPACE
IS AVAILABLE, AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO SUCH SCHOOL  DISTRICT  OR  BOCES;
AND  PROVIDED,  FURTHER,  THAT SUCH STUDENTS SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED UNDER
PARAGRAPHS B AND H OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15593-03-6