Assembly Actions -
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Mar 09, 2016 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 29, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 25, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 24, 2016 |
1st report cal.224 |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to education returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 09, 2015 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 01, 2015 |
ordered to third reading cal.1174 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Mar 30, 2015 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S4602
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) 14th Senate District
2015-S4602 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S4602 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4602 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the eligibility of parents of children attending pre-kindergarten programs to serve on a community district education council PURPOSE: This bill would allow parents of students who are attending a pre-kindergarten program under the jurisdiction of a community school district to be eligible to serve on a Community Education Council. EXISTING LAW: The law does not currently allow parents who children are in district sponsored/supervised pre-kindergarten programs to serve on the Community Education Councils. JUSTIFICATION: Community Education Councils allow for parent involvement on the local district level and can play a vital role in shaping education policies for New York City public schools. This group of parents has children in pre-kindergarten program under the sponsorship/supervision of the
2015-S4602 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4602 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 30, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HAMILTON -- 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 the eligibility of parents of children attending pre-kindergarten programs to serve on a community district education council THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 2590-c of the education law, as amended by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: (a) Nine voting members shall be parents whose children are attending a school OR A PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM under the jurisdiction of the community district, or have attended a school OR A PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM under the jurisdiction of the community district within the preceding two years, and shall be selected by the presidents and offi- cers of the parents' association or parent-teachers' association. Such members shall serve for a term of two years. Presidents and officers of parents' associations or parent-teachers' associations who are candi- dates in the selection process pursuant to this section shall not be eligible to cast votes in such selection process. The association shall elect a member to vote in the place of each such president or officer for the purposes of the selection process. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend- ments to section 2590-c of the education law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10012-01-5
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