Senate Bill S1704

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to employment preparation education programs

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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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2021-S1704 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3602, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7995
2017-2018: S3164
2019-2020: S706

2021-S1704 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to employment preparation education programs; authorizes persons under 21 who are attending regular day school classes and are designated as English language learners to attend employment preparation education programs at no additional cost to the school district or BOCES, provided there is space available.

2021-S1704 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1704 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1704
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. GALLIVAN, KENNEDY -- 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 employment preparation
   education programs
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 3602  of  the  education  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph i to read as follows:
   I.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY
 STUDENT UNDER TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE WHO  ATTENDS  REGULAR  DAY  SCHOOL
 CLASSES  AND  IS DESIGNATED AS AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER BY HIS OR HER
 SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOCES PROGRAM, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN AN
 APPROVED EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION EDUCATION PROGRAM, PROVIDED  THAT  SPACE
 IS  AVAILABLE,  AT  NO ADDITIONAL COST TO SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOCES;
 AND PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT SUCH STUDENTS SHALL NOT  BE  INCLUDED  UNDER
 PARAGRAPHS B AND H OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04093-01-1

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