Authorizes the Rochester city school district to require kindergarten attendance.
Sponsor: Gantt
Law Section: Education Law
Law: Amd S3205, Ed L
Co-sponsor(s):
Morelle
Committee: RULES
Law Section: Education Law
Law: Amd S3205, Ed L
A10216A-2011 Actions
- Jul 18, 2012: signed chap.167
- Jul 6, 2012: delivered to governor
- Jun 20, 2012: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- Jun 20, 2012: PASSED SENATE
- Jun 20, 2012: 3RD READING CAL.1429
- Jun 20, 2012: SUBSTITUTED FOR S7519A
- Jun 20, 2012: REFERRED TO RULES
- Jun 20, 2012: delivered to senate
- Jun 20, 2012: passed assembly
- Jun 14, 2012: ordered to third reading rules cal.244
- Jun 14, 2012: rules report cal.244
- Jun 14, 2012: reported
- Jun 13, 2012: reported referred to rules
- Jun 13, 2012: reported referred to ways and means
- Jun 6, 2012: print number 10216a
- Jun 6, 2012: print number 10216
- Jun 6, 2012: amend and recommit to education
- May 15, 2012: referred to education
A10216A-2011 Votes
VOTE: FLOOR VOTE:
- Jun 20, 2012
Ayes (60): Adams, Addabbo, Alesi, Avella, Ball, Bonacic, Breslin, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Diaz, Dilan, Duane, Farley, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Gianaris, Golden, Griffo, Grisanti, Hannon, Hassell-Thomps, Johnson, Kennedy, Klein, Krueger, Lanza, Larkin, LaValle, Libous, Little, Marcellino, Martins, Maziarz, McDonald, Montgomery, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Oppenheimer, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Rivera, Robach, Saland, Sampson, Savino, Serrano, Seward, Skelos, Smith, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousin, Storobin, Valesky, Young, Zeldin
Excused (2): Espaillat, Huntley
A10216A-2011 Text
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10216--A
I N ASSEMBLY
May 15, 2012
___________
Introduced by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing the
Rochester city school district to require minors age five to attend
kindergarten
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 3205 of the educa-
tion law, as added by chapter 546 of the laws of 1987, is amended to
read as follows:
c. The board of education of the Syracuse city school district AND THE
BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER
[is] ARE hereby authorized to require minors who are five years of age
on or before December first to attend kindergarten instruction. However,
the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to:
(i) Minors whose parents elect not to enroll their children in school
until the following September.
(ii) Students enrolled in non-public schools or in home instruction.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15842-02-2

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