Assembly Bill A4941

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Permits greater availability of adult education programs for the elderly

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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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2011-A4941 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง4604, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4568
2013-2014: A791
2015-2016: A3438
2017-2018: A5447
2019-2020: A3956

2011-A4941 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes senior citizen extension schools to provide courses and activities of special interest to the health, welfare, and recreational needs of persons over sixty years of age.

2011-A4941 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4941

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 9, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAYERSOHN  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to availability of  adult
  education programs for the elderly

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section  4604  of  the  education  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph d to read as follows:
  D.  SENIOR CITIZEN EXTENSION SCHOOLS PROVIDING INSTRUCTION IN SUBJECTS
SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPHS A, B AND C OF THIS SUBDIVISION AS WELL AS  OTHER
COURSES  AND  ACTIVITIES  OF  SPECIAL  INTEREST  RELATING TO THE HEALTH,
WELFARE, AND RECREATIONAL NEEDS OF PERSONS  OVER  SIXTY  YEARS  OF  AGE.
SUCH  SENIOR CITIZEN EXTENSION SCHOOLS MAY BE ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED
EITHER AT EXISTING DAY AND EVENING SCHOOLS FOR ADULTS,  AT  CENTERS  FOR
SENIOR CITIZENS, AT HOUSING PROJECTS OR DEVELOPMENTS WHEREVER A SUBSTAN-
TIAL  NUMBER  OF DWELLING UNITS ARE OCCUPIED BY PERSONS OVER SIXTY YEARS
OF AGE OR AT SUCH OTHER SUITABLE PLACE OR PLACES AS MAY BE DESIGNATED BY
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08587-01-1

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