| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to education |
| Jan 20, 2017 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S3164
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 60th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
Actions
2017-S3164 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S3164 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to employment preparation education programs; authorizes persons under 21 who are attending regular day school classes and are designated as English language learners to attend employment preparation education programs at no additional cost to the school district or BOCES, provided there is space available.
2017-S3164 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3164
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to
employment preparation education programs
PURPOSE :
To allow English language learning students under the age of
twenty-one to participate in approved employment preparation education
programs.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
This bill amends Subdivision 11 of section 3602 of the education law
to allow any student under twenty-one years of age who attends regular
day school classes and is designated as an English language learner by
his or her school district or BOCES program to participate in an
approved employment preparation education program, provided that space
is available.
JUSTIFICATION :
Under current law, English language learning (ELL) students under the
age of twenty-one are precluded from participating in approved
employment preparation education programs because the age of
eligibility for students is twenty-one years and older. As a result,
2017-S3164 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
3164
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 20, 2017
___________
Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- 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 employment preparation
education programs
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 3602 of the education law is
amended by adding a new paragraph i to read as follows:
I. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY
STUDENT UNDER TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE WHO ATTENDS REGULAR DAY SCHOOL
CLASSES AND IS DESIGNATED AS AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER BY HIS OR HER
SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOCES PROGRAM, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN AN
APPROVED EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION EDUCATION PROGRAM, PROVIDED THAT SPACE
IS AVAILABLE, AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOCES;
AND PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT SUCH STUDENTS SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED UNDER
PARAGRAPHS B AND H OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00243-01-7
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