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Assembly Bill A6904

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the eligibility of parents of children attending pre-kindergarten programs to serve on a community district education council

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2015-A6904 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4602
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2590-c, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A1657, S2717

2015-A6904 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the eligibility of parents of children attending pre-kindergarten programs to serve on a community district education council.

2015-A6904 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6904

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 10, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to the eligibility of
  parents of children attending pre-kindergarten programs to serve on  a
  community district education council

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of  section  2590-c  of  the
education law, as amended by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, is amended
to read as follows:
  (a)  Nine voting members shall be parents whose children are attending
a school OR A PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM under  the  jurisdiction  of  the
community  district,  or  have  attended  a school OR A PRE-KINDERGARTEN
PROGRAM under the jurisdiction of  the  community  district  within  the
preceding  two  years, and shall be selected by the presidents and offi-
cers of the parents' association or parent-teachers'  association.  Such
members shall serve for a term of two years.  Presidents and officers of
parents'  associations  or  parent-teachers' associations who are candi-
dates in the selection process pursuant to this  section  shall  not  be
eligible  to cast votes in such selection process. The association shall
elect a member to vote in the place of each such  president  or  officer
for the purposes of the selection process.
  S  2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
ments to section 2590-c of the education law made by section one of this
act shall not affect the repeal of such  section  and  shall  be  deemed
repealed therewith.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10012-01-5

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