S185-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO EDUCATION
• Jan 5, 2011: REFERRED TO EDUCATION

S185-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S185

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing vocational
education and extension boards to permit students who receive home
instruction to participate in vocational education courses

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends section 1102 of the education law by adding a new
subdivision (16).

Section 2 provides for an effective date.

PURPOSE AND JUSTIFICATION:
Currently, New York State law states that home schooled students are
not entitled to participate in vocational education programs.
Students Parents/guardians are required to pay local school taxes yet
their children are not entitled to the basic benefits their school
districts provide. It is unfair to punish these students whose
parents have made a decision to be more actively involved in their
child's education. The goal of this legislation is to afford to home
schooled students the same opportunities as students who attend
public schools so that they may also have a well-rounded educational
experience.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.6097/A.8816 of 2009-2010; Referred to Education.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S185-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                          185
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 (PREFILED)
 January 5, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MAZIARZ -- 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 authorizing vocational
 education and extension boards to permit  students  who  receive  home
 instruction to participate in vocational education courses
 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1.

Section 1102 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 16 to read as follows:

 16. IT SHALL PROVIDE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION COURSES TO STUDENTS RESIDING
 IN  THE  COUNTY  WHO  RECEIVE  HOME  INSTRUCTION,  AT THE REQUEST OF THE
 PARENT, GUARDIAN OR PERSONS HAVING  CUSTODY  OF  SUCH  STUDENT.  SUCH  A
 REQUEST SHALL BE FILED WITH THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND EXTENSION BOARD
 OF  THE  COUNTY  IN WHICH THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR PERSONS LEGALLY HAVING
 CUSTODY OF THE PUPIL RESIDES ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE  PRECED
 ING THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR WHICH THE REQUEST IS MADE.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00815-01-1

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