S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5313
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 13, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. BROOK-KRASNY, NOVAKHOV -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the participation of
home-schooled pupils in certain school activities
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 806-a of the education law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. WHENEVER SUCH COURSE OF INSTRUCTION IS OFFERED WITHIN A DISTRICT, A
CHILD RESIDING WITHIN THAT DISTRICT BUT NOT ATTENDING THE SCHOOL AT
WHICH SUCH COURSE IS OFFERED, SHALL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH
COURSE, PROVIDED SUCH CHILD OTHERWISE MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH
COURSE AND PAYS FEES RELATED TO SUCH COURSE, IF ANY.
§ 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3202-a to
read as follows:
§ 3202-A. PARTICIPATION OF HOME-SCHOOLED STUDENTS IN ATHLETIC ACTIV-
ITIES. WHENEVER A DISTRICT SHALL OFFER AN INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC
ACTIVITY, A CHILD RESIDING WITHIN SUCH DISTRICT BUT NOT ATTENDING SUCH
SCHOOL, SHALL BE ALLOWED AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH ATHLETIC
ACTIVITY; PROVIDED, THAT SUCH CHILD IS NOT A PUPIL AT ANOTHER SCHOOL
WITHIN SUCH DISTRICT.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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