Assembly Bill A9721

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  9721

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 5, 2016
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Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, MAGNARELLI, HOOPER, RAIA -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A. HIKIND -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring students  to
  maintain a minimum grade point average as a condition to participation
  in certain school-sponsored clubs, teams or organizations

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

  Section 1. Section 1604 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 43 to read as follows:
  43.  TO  ADOPT  RULES, AS IT MAY DEEM NECESSARY, REQUIRING STUDENTS IN
GRADES SEVEN TO TWELVE TO MAINTAIN A MINIMUM GRADE POINT  AVERAGE  AS  A
CONDITION TO PARTICIPATION IN A SCHOOL-SPONSORED CLUB, TEAM OR EXTRACUR-
RICULAR  ORGANIZATION  THAT  REGULARLY  MEETS TO PRACTICE AND/OR COMPETE
INTERSCHOLASTICALLY.
  S 2. Section 1709 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 43 to read as follows:
  43.  TO  ADOPT  RULES, AS IT MAY DEEM NECESSARY, REQUIRING STUDENTS IN
GRADES SEVEN TO TWELVE TO MAINTAIN A MINIMUM GRADE POINT  AVERAGE  AS  A
CONDITION TO PARTICIPATION IN A SCHOOL-SPONSORED CLUB, TEAM OR EXTRACUR-
RICULAR  ORGANIZATION  THAT  REGULARLY  MEETS TO PRACTICE AND/OR COMPETE
INTERSCHOLASTICALLY.
  S 3. Subdivision 4 of section 2503 of the education law is amended  by
adding a new paragraph e to read as follows:
  E.  SHALL ADOPT RULES, AS IT MAY DEEM NECESSARY, REQUIRING STUDENTS IN
GRADES SEVEN TO TWELVE TO MAINTAIN A MINIMUM GRADE POINT  AVERAGE  AS  A
CONDITION TO PARTICIPATION IN A SCHOOL-SPONSORED CLUB, TEAM OR EXTRACUR-
RICULAR  ORGANIZATION  THAT  REGULARLY  MEETS TO PRACTICE AND/OR COMPETE
INTERSCHOLASTICALLY.
  S 4. Section 2554 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 28 to read as follows:
  28.  TO  ADOPT  RULES, AS IT MAY DEEM NECESSARY, REQUIRING STUDENTS IN
GRADES SEVEN TO TWELVE TO MAINTAIN A MINIMUM GRADE POINT  AVERAGE  AS  A
CONDITION TO PARTICIPATION IN A SCHOOL-SPONSORED CLUB, TEAM OR EXTRACUR-

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

                                                           LBD14381-01-6

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RICULAR  ORGANIZATION  THAT  REGULARLY  MEETS TO PRACTICE AND/OR COMPETE
INTERSCHOLASTICALLY.
  S  5.  Section  2590-e of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
  3-A. ADOPT RULES, AS IT MAY  DEEM  NECESSARY,  REQUIRING  STUDENTS  IN
JUNIOR  HIGH  SCHOOLS  TO  MAINTAIN  A  MINIMUM GRADE POINT AVERAGE AS A
CONDITION TO PARTICIPATION IN A SCHOOL-SPONSORED CLUB, TEAM OR EXTRACUR-
RICULAR ORGANIZATION THAT REGULARLY MEETS  TO  PRACTICE  AND/OR  COMPETE
INTERSCHOLASTICALLY.
  S  6. Subdivision 1 of section 2854 of the education law is amended by
adding a new paragraph (d-1) to read as follows:
  (D-1) A CHARTER SCHOOL SHALL ADOPT RULES, AS IT  MAY  DEEM  NECESSARY,
REQUIRING STUDENTS IN GRADES SEVEN TO TWELVE TO MAINTAIN A MINIMUM GRADE
POINT  AVERAGE  AS  A  CONDITION  TO PARTICIPATION IN A SCHOOL-SPONSORED
CLUB, TEAM OR EXTRACURRICULAR ORGANIZATION THAT REGULARLY MEETS TO PRAC-
TICE AND/OR COMPETE INTERSCHOLASTICALLY.
  S 7. This act shall take effect immediately; provided however that the
amendments to section 2590-e of the education law made by  section  five
of  this  act shall survive the expiration and reversion of such section
as provided in section 34 of chapter 91 of the laws of 2002, as amended.