Assembly Bill A6355

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that public schools need to provide alternative instruction to students who are absent due to illness unless exempted by a physician

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  • 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

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2009-A6355 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3205, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A7105

2009-A6355 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that public schools need provide alternative instruction to students who are absent due to illness unless exempted by a physician; such instruction shall be given in the same time frame as instruction is given to suspended students.

2009-A6355 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6355

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 2, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MILLER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SAYWARD
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to tutoring  of  students
  who have missed school due to illness

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

  Section 1. Section 3205 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4.  WHERE A STUDENT IS ABSENT FROM SCHOOL DUE TO ILLNESS, SUCH STUDENT
SHALL  BE  PROVIDED  WITH ALTERNATIVE TUTORIAL SERVICES IN THE SAME TIME
FRAME AS SUCH INSTRUCTION IS GIVEN TO STUDENTS WHO  ARE  ABSENT  DUE  TO
SUSPENSION,  AS  PROVIDED IN SECTION THIRTY-TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF THIS
ARTICLE. A STUDENT ABSENT DUE TO  ILLNESS  MAY  BE  EXEMPTED  FROM  SUCH
INSTRUCTION  IF HIS OR HER PHYSICIAN DEEMS IT TO BE ADVISABLE. ANY ADDI-
TIONAL COSTS INCURRED BY A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  FOR  ALTERNATIVE  TUTORIAL
SERVICES REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE REIMBURSED BY THE DEPART-
MENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09524-01-9


              

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