Senate Bill S2274

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes the Cohoes and Watervliet city school districts to require minors five years of age to attend kindergarten

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A1377 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S2274 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1377
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3205, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S6720, A9149

2017-S2274 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the Cohoes and Watervliet city school districts to require minors five years of age to attend kindergarten.

2017-S2274 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2274 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2274
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing  the  city
   school districts of Cohoes and Watervliet to require minors five years
   of age to attend kindergarten

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 3205 of the  educa-
 tion  law,  as amended by chapter 118 of the laws of 2015, is amended to
 read as follows:
   c. The board of education of the Syracuse city  school  district,  the
 board  of education of the city school district of the city of New York,
 the board of education of the  city  school  district  of  the  city  of
 Rochester,  the  board  of  education of the city school district of the
 city of Utica, the board of education of the city school district of the
 city of Buffalo THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  OF
 THE  CITY  OF COHOES, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
 OF THE CITY OF WATERVLIET, and the board of education of the city school
 district of the city of Yonkers are hereby authorized to require  minors
 who  are five years of age on or before December first to attend kinder-
 garten instruction. However, the provisions of this paragraph shall  not
 apply to:
   (i)  Minors whose parents elect not to enroll their children in school
 until the following September.
   (ii) Students enrolled in non-public schools or in home instruction.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07531-01-7

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