S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8918
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
December 30, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the dates for attend-
ance of minors upon full day instruction
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 1 of section 3205 of the educa-
tion law, as amended by chapter 518 of the laws of 1993, is amended to
read as follows:
c. For purposes of this article, a minor who becomes six years of age
on or before the first of [December] NOVEMBER in any school year shall
be required to attend upon full time instruction from the first day that
the appropriate public schools are in session in September of such
school year, and a minor who becomes six years of age after the first of
[December] NOVEMBER in any school year shall be required to attend upon
full time instruction from the first day of session in the following
September; and, except as otherwise provided in subdivision three of
this section, shall be required to remain in attendance until the last
day of session in the school year in which the minor becomes sixteen
years of age.
§ 2. Paragraph c of subdivision 1 of section 3205 of the education
law, as amended by section one of this act, is amended to read as
follows:
c. For purposes of this article, a minor who becomes six years of age
on or before the first of [November] OCTOBER in any school year shall be
required to attend upon full time instruction from the first day that
the appropriate public schools are in session in September of such
school year, and a minor who becomes six years of age after the first of
[November] OCTOBER in any school year shall be required to attend upon
full time instruction from the first day of session in the following
September; and, except as otherwise provided in subdivision three of
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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this section, shall be required to remain in attendance until the last
day of session in the school year in which the minor becomes sixteen
years of age.
§ 3. Paragraph c of subdivision 1 of section 3205 of the education
law, as amended by section two of this act, is amended to read as
follows:
c. For purposes of this article, a minor who becomes six years of age
on or before the first of [October] SEPTEMBER in any school year shall
be required to attend upon full time instruction from the first day that
the appropriate public schools are in session in September of such
school year, and a minor who becomes six years of age after the first of
[October] SEPTEMBER in any school year shall be required to attend upon
full time instruction from the first day of session in the following
September; and, except as otherwise provided in subdivision three of
this section, shall be required to remain in attendance until the last
day of session in the school year in which the minor becomes sixteen
years of age.
§ 4. Children affected by the changes to dates for attendance of
minors upon full day instruction provided for in sections one, two and
three of this act shall be given priority placement in existing pre-kin-
dergarten programs in the school district where the child resides.
§ 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021; provided, however,
section two of this act shall take effect July 1, 2022; and, provided
further, section three of this act shall take effect July 1, 2023.