Assembly Bill A8116

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires nonpublic schools to provide the same services that public schools currently provide to nonpublic schools; repealer

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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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2021-A8116 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §701 sub 8, §752 sub 1, §754 sub 1, §§755 & 712, §3635 sub 1 ¶b, amd Ed L, generally
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A3711

2021-A8116 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "educational equity and choice act"; requires nonpublic schools to provide the same services that public schools currently provide to nonpublic schools; provides that such costs shall be approved by the commissioner of education and borne by the state; makes related provisions.

2021-A8116 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8116
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LAWLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to requiring nonpublic
   schools to provide the same services  that  public  schools  currently
   provide to nonpublic schools; and to repeal certain provisions of such
   law relating thereto

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "educational equity and choice act".
   §  2.  Section  305  of  the  education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 60 to read as follows:
   60. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE  CONTRARY,  THE
 COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROVIDE  THAT NO NONPUBLIC SCHOOL SHALL PROVIDE ANY
 SERVICE TO PUPILS  ATTENDING  SUCH  SCHOOL  WITHOUT  APPROVAL  FROM  THE
 COMMISSIONER.  PRIOR  TO  SERVICES BEING PROVIDED BY A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL,
 NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATIONS IN A  SYSTEM
 DEVELOPED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED ELECTRONICALLY OR
 IN  ANY  OTHER  MEDIA  FORM WHICH THE COMMISSIONER REASONABLY DETERMINES
 OFFERS THE SAME DEGREE OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND CONTROL PROVIDED  BY  PAPER
 CERTIFICATIONS.  THE COMMISSIONER WILL HAVE THE POWER TO REVIEW AND SEEK
 CORRECTION OF ANY SERVICE PROVIDED  BY  NONPUBLIC  SCHOOLS  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTIONS  SEVEN HUNDRED ONE, SEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN, SEVEN HUNDRED TWELVE,
 SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE, NINE HUNDRED TWELVE, THIRTY-SIX  HUNDRED  TWO-C
 AND THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER. ALL COSTS PERTAINING
 TO  THE  SERVICES PROVIDED BY NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER AND SHALL BE BORNE BY THE STATE.
   § 3. Section 912 of the education law, as amended by  chapter  477  of
 the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
   § 912. Health and welfare services to all children. [The voters and/or
 trustees  or  board  of  education  of every school district shall, upon
 request of the authorities of  a  school  other  than  public,  provide]
 NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  LAW,  RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, resident
 children who attend [such] A NONPUBLIC school  SHALL  BE  PROVIDED  with
              

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