S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5514
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 19, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, PRETLOW, ZEBROWSKI, RAMOS, STECK, HEVESI,
J. RIVERA, COOK, GALEF, ABINANTI, LUPARDO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
of A. GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Educa-
tion
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to full day kindergarten
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1712 of the education law is
amended to read as follows:
1. The board of education of each school district [may] SHALL maintain
kindergartens which shall be free to resident children between the ages
of four and six years, provided, however, such board may fix a higher
minimum age for admission to such kindergartens. IN THE TWO THOUSAND
TWENTY-THREE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR SCHOOL YEAR AND THEREAFTER, ALL
SUCH KINDERGARTENS SHALL BE OPERATED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS.
§ 2. Subdivision 1 of section 2514 of the education law, as added by
chapter 762 of the laws of 1950, is amended to read as follows:
1. The board of education of each city school district [may] SHALL
maintain kindergartens which shall be free to resident children between
the ages of four and six years, provided, however, such board may fix a
higher minimum age for admission to such kindergartens. IN THE TWO
THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR SCHOOL YEAR AND THERE-
AFTER, ALL SUCH KINDERGARTENS SHALL BE OPERATED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS.
§ 3. Subdivision 1 of section 2555 of the education law, such section
as renumbered by chapter 762 of the laws of 1950, is amended to read as
follows:
1. The board of education of each city [may] SHALL maintain kindergar-
tens which shall be free to resident children between the ages of four
and six years, provided, however, such board may fix a higher minimum
age for admission to such kindergartens. IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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THREE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR SCHOOL YEAR AND THEREAFTER, ALL SUCH
KINDERGARTENS SHALL BE OPERATED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS.
§ 4. The opening paragraph of subdivision 9 of section 3602 of the
education law, as amended by section 9 of part A of chapter 57 of the
laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
School districts may make available full day kindergarten programs for
all children wishing to attend such programs, AND, COMMENCING WITH THE
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR SCHOOL YEAR, SHALL
MAKE FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO ALL CHILDREN.
§ 5. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.