Assembly Bill A1072

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Allows school districts to permit home-schooled students to participate in district interscholastic sports

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A1072 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1010
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3235, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6814
2015-2016: A3678, S2175
2017-2018: A445, S465
2019-2020: A706, S5472
2021-2022: A4775, S8416

2023-A1072 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows school districts to permit home-schooled students to participate in district interscholastic sports.

2023-A1072 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1072
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by  M.  of  A.  STIRPE,  BENEDETTO,  COOK,  PEOPLES-STOKES,
   L. ROSENTHAL, THIELE, WOERNER,  D. ROSENTHAL,  CRUZ,  TAYLOR,  HUNTER,
   FALL,  DICKENS, LUPARDO, SANTABARBARA, BLANKENBUSH, BRABENEC, GOODELL,
   MIKULIN,  MILLER,  MORINELLO,  RA,  WALSH,  J. M. GIGLIO,   MANKTELOW,
   BARCLAY,  FITZPATRICK,  SMULLEN, DeSTEFANO, McDONOUGH, BYRNES, McMAHON
   -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HAWLEY, RAMOS, STECK, TAGUE --  read
   once and referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law,  in relation to allowing school
   districts to permit home-schooled students to participate in  district
   interscholastic sports
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new  section  3235
 to read as follows:
   §  3235.  HOME  INSTRUCTION  STUDENTS  AND INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS. THE
 BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEE OF A SCHOOL  DISTRICT  MAY  ESTABLISH  AND
 ADOPT  A  POLICY TO ALLOW A STUDENT WHO RECEIVES HOME INSTRUCTION TO TRY
 OUT FOR AND PARTICIPATE ON  A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT'S  INTERSCHOOL  ATHLETIC
 TEAM.  THE  POLICY  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING
 PROVISIONS:
   1. THE STUDENT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO MEET ALL THE SAME RESPONSIBILITIES
 AND STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR AND ELIGIBILITY FOR PRACTICE  AND  COMPETITION
 AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTICIPATING
 ON THE INTERSCHOOL ATHLETIC TEAM INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE HEALTH
 EXAMINATION, IMMUNIZATION, AND AGE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS;
   2.  THE STUDENT SHALL ANNUALLY MEET ALL ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS PURSUANT
 TO SECTION 100.10 OF COMMISSIONER REGULATIONS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A
 BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEE OF A SCHOOL  DISTRICT  MAY  REQUIRE  ADDI-
 TIONAL ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS;
   3.  THE  STUDENT SHALL ONLY BE ELIGIBLE TO TRY OUT FOR AND PARTICIPATE
 ON THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT OF RESIDENCE'S INTERSCHOOL ATHLETIC TEAM; AND
   4. TRANSPORTATION SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN  OF  THE
 STUDENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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