| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to education |
| Mar 06, 2023 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S5449
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 25th Senate District
(D) 34th Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(R) 1st Senate District
2023-S5449 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S5449 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5449
SPONSOR: JACKSON
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring public
schools to start no earlier than eight thirty a.m.
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the start time of public schools
before 8:30AM across the State.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 creates a new subdivision 60 of Section 305 of the Education
Law that requires the Commissioner of Education to promulgate rules and
regulations requiring public schools to start no earlier than 8:30AM.
Section 2 creates a new subdivision 8-a of Section 3604 of the Education
Law that requires trustees or boards of education to provide a report
for the preceding school year demonstrating that public schools started
2023-S5449 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5449
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 6, 2023
___________
Introduced by Sens. JACKSON, SALAZAR -- 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 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.
LBD02478-01-3
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