Assembly Bill A412

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes procedures related to home instruction

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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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2017-A412 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3210 & 3602-c, add §3229, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9091
2019-2020: A1769
2021-2022: A1912
2023-2024: A226

2017-A412 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes procedures related to home instruction to assist school authorities and parents.

2017-A412 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    412
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, COOK, WOERNER, PEOPLES-STOKES, JEAN-
   PIERRE, HYNDMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  MAGEE,  SKARTADOS,
   THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to home instruction
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph d of subdivision 2 of section 3210 of the  educa-
 tion law is amended to read as follows:
   d.  Exception. In applying the foregoing requirements a minor required
 to attend upon full time day instruction by the provisions of THIS  part
 [one  of  this  article] may be permitted to attend for a shorter school
 day or for a shorter school year or for both, provided,  [in  accordance
 with the regulations of the state education department,] the instruction
 he  OR SHE receives has been approved by the school authorities as being
 substantially equivalent in amount and quality to that required  by  the
 provisions  of  THIS  part [one of this article].  HOME INSTRUCTION OF A
 MINOR THAT IS CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION  THREE  THOUSAND  TWO
 HUNDRED  TWENTY-NINE  OF  THIS  PART SHALL BE DEEMED TO COMPLY WITH THIS
 SECTION AND SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND TWO  HUNDRED  FOUR
 OF THIS PART.
   § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3229 to read
 as follows:
   §  3229. HOME INSTRUCTION. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION IS TO ESTABLISH
 PROCEDURES TO ASSIST SCHOOL AUTHORITIES IN FULFILLING THEIR RESPONSIBIL-
 ITY UNDER SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FOUR AND
 PARAGRAPH D OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TEN
 OF THIS PART AND TO ASSIST PARENTS WHO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT  TO  PROVIDE
 REQUIRED  INSTRUCTION  AT  HOME  TO  SUCH  STUDENTS  IN FULFILLING THEIR
 RESPONSIBILITIES PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION  THREE  THOUSAND
 TWO  HUNDRED  TWELVE  OF THIS PART.  COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION DEMON-
 STRATES THE COMPETENCY OF THE INSTRUCTOR AND VERIFIES THAT THE  INSTRUC-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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