Assembly Bill A1657

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the eligibility of parents of children attending pre-kindergarten programs to serve on a community district education council

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

2017-A1657 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2717
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2590-c, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A6904, S4602

2017-A1657 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the eligibility of parents of children attending pre-kindergarten programs to serve on a community district education council.

2017-A1657 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1657
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY -- read once and referred 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.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD00718-01-7

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.