Senate Bill S5260

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes procedures related to home instruction

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee


  • 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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2019-S5260 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1769
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3210 & 3602-c, add §3229, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9091
2017-2018: A412
2021-2022: A1912
2023-2024: A226

2019-S5260 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-S5260 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5260 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5260
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 18, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. MARTINEZ -- 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 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-
 TION BEING PROVIDED AT HOME TO STUDENTS OF COMPULSORY SCHOOL  ATTENDANCE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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