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Assembly Bill A8590

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Allows students attending agricultural learning events to be counted as in attendance at school

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2023-A8590 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8107
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3207-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A3824, S6655

2023-A8590 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows students attending agricultural learning events to be counted as in attendance at school; defines "agricultural learning events" as including FFA events and 4-H programs.

2023-A8590 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8590
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BLANKENBUSH,  GRAY,  MILLER -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  allowing  students
   attending agricultural learning events to be recorded as in attendance
   at school
 
   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 3207-b
 to read as follows:
   § 3207-B. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE FOR AGRICULTURAL LEARNING EVENTS.  1.    A
 SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY PERMIT AN ENROLLED STUDENT, WITH THE CONSENT OF SUCH
 STUDENT'S  PARENT,  GUARDIAN,  OR  OTHER PERSON IN PARENTAL RELATION, TO
 ATTEND AN AGRICULTURAL LEARNING EVENT. FOR THE PURPOSES  OF  ATTENDANCE,
 ANY  STUDENT  SO SERVING WHILE SCHOOL IS IN SESSION SHALL BE RECORDED AS
 IN ATTENDANCE.
   2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS  SECTION,  AN  "AGRICULTURAL  LEARNING  EVENT"
 SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT BE LIMITED TO, SCHEDULED EVENT OF STATE FUTURE
 FARMERS OF AMERICA (FFA) ASSOCIATIONS, THE NATIONAL  FUTURE  FARMERS  OF
 AMERICA (FFA) ORGANIZATION, AND 4-H PROGRAMS AS PART OF ORGANIZED COMPE-
 TITIONS OR EXHIBITIONS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13830-01-3

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