Senate Bill S2968

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits school districts from disallowing homeschooled students from participating in district interscholastic sports

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

  • 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-S2968 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1501-d, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S6350
2013-2014: S1715

2011-S2968 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits school districts from disallowing homeschooled students from participating in district interscholastic sports.

2011-S2968 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2968 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2968

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 4, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. ESPAILLAT -- 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 prohibiting school
  districts from disallowing home-schooled students  from  participating
  in district interscholastic sports

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

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 1501-d
to read as follows:
  S 1501-D. HOMESCHOOLED STUDENTS;  INTERSCHOLASTIC  SPORTS.    NOTWITH-
STANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, BOARDS OF EDUCATION
OF   SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  ARE  PROHIBITED  FROM  DISALLOWING  HOMESCHOOLED
STUDENTS FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE  DISTRICT'S  INTERSCHOLASTIC  SPORTS,
AND SHALL MAKE PROVISION FOR SUCH PARTICIPATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07612-01-1

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