Assembly Bill A8202

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires public schools to start no earlier than eight thirty a.m.

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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-A8202 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7466
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§305 & 3604, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: A440, S5449
2025-2026: A7398, S2631

2021-A8202 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires public schools to start no earlier than eight thirty a.m.

2021-A8202 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8202
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 25, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  requiring  public
   schools to start no earlier than eight thirty a.m.
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 60 to read as follows:
   60. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS  REQUIRING
 ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHIN THE STATE TO START NO EARLIER THAN EIGHT THIR-
 TY A.M.
   §  2.  Section  3604  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 8-a to read as follows:
   8-A. NO PUBLIC SCHOOL WITHIN  THE  STATE  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED  TO  ANY
 PORTION OF SUCH SCHOOL MONEYS ON SUCH APPORTIONMENT UNLESS THE REPORT OF
 THE  TRUSTEES  OR BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THE PRECEDING SCHOOL YEAR SHALL
 SHOW THAT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS STARTED NO EARLIER THAN EIGHT THIRTY A.M.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
 academic years beginning on and after such date.
 
 

 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11912-01-1

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