Senate Bill S465A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits school districts from disallowing home-schooled students from participating in district interscholastic sports

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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-S465 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A445
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1501-d, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6814
2015-2016: S2175, A3678
2019-2020: S5472, A706
2021-2022: S8416, A4775
2023-2024: S1010, A1072

2017-S465 - Summary

Prohibits school districts from disallowing home-schooled students from participating in district interscholastic sports.

2017-S465 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S465 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    465
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- 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  prohibiting  school
   districts  from  disallowing home-schooled students from participating
   in district interscholastic sports
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 1501-d
 to read as follows:
   §  1501-D.  HOME-SCHOOLED  STUDENTS; INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS.  NOTWITH-
 STANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, BOARDS OF EDUCATION
 OF  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  ARE  PROHIBITED  FROM  DISALLOWING  HOME-SCHOOLED
 STUDENTS  FROM  PARTICIPATING  IN THE DISTRICT'S INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS,
 AND SHALL MAKE PROVISION FOR SUCH PARTICIPATION IN ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE
 FOLLOWING:
   HOME-SCHOOLED  STUDENTS  SHALL  NOT BE DENIED BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT THE
 OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN  ALL  INTERSCHOLASTIC  ACTIVITIES  IF  THE
 STUDENT FULFILLS THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
   (1)  THE  STUDENT  MUST MEET ALL SCHOOL DISTRICT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION,
 IMMUNIZATION, AND AGE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF:
   (A) THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S SCHOOL OR CLASS ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS; AND
   (B) THE CLASS REQUIREMENTS OF THE VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION  ADMINISTERING
 INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES.
   (2)  (A)  THE  STUDENT  MUST ACHIEVE A MINIMUM SCORE ON A STANDARDIZED
 ACHIEVEMENT TEST PERMITTED UNDER SECTION 100.10  OF  THE  COMMISSIONER'S
 REGULATIONS.  THE  EXAMINATION  SHALL BE TAKEN AT THE END OF EACH SCHOOL
 YEAR AND SHALL BE USED TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR THE FOLLOWING  YEAR.
 THE  MINIMUM,  COMPOSITE  TEST  SCORE  THAT A STUDENT MUST ACHIEVE SHALL
 PLACE THE STUDENT AT OR ABOVE  THE  THIRTY-FOURTH  PERCENTILE  BASED  ON
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-S465A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A445
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1501-d, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6814
2015-2016: S2175, A3678
2019-2020: S5472, A706
2021-2022: S8416, A4775
2023-2024: S1010, A1072

2017-S465A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits school districts from disallowing home-schooled students from participating in district interscholastic sports.

2017-S465A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S465A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  465--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  ROBACH,  AMEDORE, FUNKE, MARCHIONE, O'MARA, ORTT,
   RITCHIE, RIVERA, SANDERS, SEWARD -- read twice  and  ordered  printed,
   and  when  printed  to  be  committed to the Committee on Education --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to prohibiting school
   districts from disallowing home-schooled students  from  participating
   in district interscholastic sports
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 1501-d
 to read as follows:
   § 1501-D. HOME-SCHOOLED STUDENTS; INTERSCHOLASTIC  SPORTS.    NOTWITH-
 STANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, BOARDS OF EDUCATION
 OF  SCHOOL DISTRICTS, IN CONSULTATION WITH DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS, MAY
 FORMALLY ADOPT A DISTRICT-WIDE POLICY TO ALLOW STUDENTS  TO  PARTICIPATE
 IN  THE  DISTRICT'S INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS. THE DISTRICT-WIDE POLICY MAY
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:
   HOME-SCHOOLED STUDENTS SHALL NOT BE DENIED BY A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  THE
 OPPORTUNITY  TO  PARTICIPATE  IN  ALL  INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES IF THE
 STUDENT FULFILLS THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
   (1) THE STUDENT MUST MEET ALL SCHOOL  DISTRICT  PHYSICAL  EXAMINATION,
 IMMUNIZATION, AND AGE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF:
   (A) THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S SCHOOL OR CLASS ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS; AND
   (B)  THE CLASS REQUIREMENTS OF THE VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION ADMINISTERING
 INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES.
   (2) (A) THE STUDENT MUST ACHIEVE A MINIMUM  SCORE  ON  A  STANDARDIZED
 ACHIEVEMENT  TEST  PERMITTED  UNDER SECTION 100.10 OF THE COMMISSIONER'S
 REGULATIONS. THE EXAMINATION SHALL BE TAKEN AT THE END  OF  EACH  SCHOOL
 YEAR  AND SHALL BE USED TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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