Assembly Bill A5919

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to incorporating art and music into prekindergarten programs

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

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2015-A5919 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง805, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A3493
2019-2020: A2449
2021-2022: A3740

2015-A5919 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to incorporating art and music into prekindergarten programs.

2015-A5919 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5919

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to incorporating art  and
  music into prekindergarten programs

  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 805 to
read as follows:
  S 805. MUSIC AND ART IN PREKINDERGARTEN  PROGRAMS.  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS,
CHARTER  SCHOOLS,  OR  BOARDS  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL SERVICES MAY
AUTHORIZE THE  INCORPORATION  OF  MUSIC  AND  ART  INTO  PREKINDERGARTEN
PROGRAMS.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09734-01-5

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