Assembly Bill A8709

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to pre-kindergarten education for homeless children

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  • 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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2015-A8709 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3209, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A1055

2015-A8709 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Explicitly authorizes prekindergarten education for homeless children; authorizes the designator to select the school district for such child.

2015-A8709 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8709

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ROZIC, HEVESI, BLAKE -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to pre-kindergarten
  education for homeless children

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  7  of  section 3209 of the education law, as
added by chapter 569 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
  7. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  THE
PROVISIONS  OF  THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO A HOMELESS CHILD IN PRE-KIN-
DERGARTEN THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE.
  8. The commissioner  may  promulgate  regulations  to  carry  out  the
purposes of this section.
  S  2.  Paragraphs  (c) and (d) of subdivision 1 of section 3209 of the
education law, as added by chapter 569 of the laws of 1994, are  amended
to read as follows:
  c.  School  district  of  origin. The term "school district of origin"
shall mean the school district within the state of New York in which the
homeless child was attending a public school on a tuition-free basis, OR
WAS ATTENDING A PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM, or was entitled to attend when
circumstances arose which caused such child to become homeless, which is
different from the school district of  current  location.  Whenever  the
school  district  of origin is designated pursuant to subdivision two of
this section, the child shall be entitled to return to the school build-
ing where previously enrolled.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE
TERMS  "SCHOOL"  OR  "SCHOOL  BUILDING" SHALL INCLUDE AN ELIGIBLE AGENCY
THAT ADMINISTERS A PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM.
  d. School district of current location. The term "school  district  of
current location" shall mean the public school district within the state
of  New York in which the hotel, motel, shelter or other temporary hous-
ing arrangement of a homeless child,  or  the  residential  program  for
runaway  and  homeless  youth,  is  located, which is different from the
school district of origin.  Whenever  the  school  district  of  current
location  is designated pursuant to subdivision two of this section, the

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

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