NY State Senate Bill 2017-S8413A

Senate Bill S8413A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to directing the board of regents and the state education department to conduct a study on the readiness of children to start kindergarten and adjusting the age of mandatory attendance

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 19, 2018	referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.2007 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 09, 2018	print number 8413a
May 09, 2018	amend and recommit to education
May 07, 2018	referred to education

Votes

- Jun 19, 2018 - Floor Vote
  S8413A
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 19, 2018
      
      aye (62)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Alcantara
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Mayer
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Persaud
      
      Phillips
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      excused (1)
      
      Croci
  Jun 19, 2018 - Rules Committee Vote
  S8413A
  
  23
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 19, 2018
      
      aye (23)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Flanagan
      
      Hannon
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Montgomery
      
      Parker
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2017-S8413 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Education
Law Section:: Education
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S3925

2017-S8413 - Summary

Relates to directing the board of regents and the state education department to conduct a study and make recommendations on the readiness of children to start kindergarten and adjusting the age of mandatory attendance from minors who become five years of age after the first of December to minors who become five years of age after the first of September.

2017-S8413 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S8413

SPONSOR: SEWARD
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act directing the board of regents and the state
education department to conduct a study and make recommendations on the
readiness of children to start kindergarten and adjusting the age of
mandatory attendance

 
PURPOSE:

To undertake a study which would make recommendations about having one
statewide kindergarten entrance date of age five by September 1 in any
school year.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section One - The education law is amended to create a new section to
mandate that SED and board of regents conduct a study on the appropri-
ateness of creating a statewide kindergarten entrance age of age five by
September 1 of any school year.

Section Two - Requires that the report shall be issued to the governor,
temporary president of the senate and speaker of the assembly by April
1, 2019.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The age for kindergarten entrance ages vary. In New York State, the law
currently states that the board of education of each school district may
maintain kindergartens, which shall be free to resident children between
the ages of four and six years; provided, however, such board may fix a
higher minimum age for admission to such kindergartens. In many New York
State regions, for a child to enter kindergarten most school districts
require that he or she must turn age five before December 1 of the
school year. A number of other states use September 1st with age five in
their laws for kindergarten attendance. The compulsory attendance law in
New York State requires that all children between the ages of six and
sixteen be provided with a program of instruction, at either a public
school or elsewhere.

A growing body of evidence suggests that delaying a child's kindergarten
starting age may be beneficial to the child's mental health. Some
studies suggest delaying kindergarten entry age may have a positive
effect on student academic achievement.

This bill would direct the NYS Board of Regents and the New York State
Education Department to conduct a study and make recommendations on the
readiness of children to start kindergarten and the appropriateness of
adjusting the age of mandatory attendance.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediate

2017-S8413 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8413
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 7, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT directing the board of regents and the state education department
   to conduct a study and make recommendations on the readiness of  chil-
   dren  to start kindergarten and adjusting the age of mandatory attend-
   ance

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The board of regents, in consultation with the state educa-
 tion  department,  shall study the readiness of children in the state to
 start kindergarten and investigate the appropriateness of adjusting  the
 age  of required attendance to start kindergarten in New York state from
 minors who become five years of age after the first of December  in  any
 school  year  to  minors who become five years of age after the first of
 September in any school year.
   § 2. The board of regents shall, on or before April  1,  2019,  report
 the  findings,  conclusions  and  recommendations  of  such study to the
 governor, temporary president of the senate and speaker of the assembly.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15429-01-8

2017-S8413A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Education
Law Section:: Education
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S3925

2017-S8413A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S8413A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S8413A

SPONSOR: SEWARD
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act directing the board of regents and the state
education department to conduct a study and make recommendations on the
readiness of children to start kindergarten and adjusting the age of
mandatory attendance

 
PURPOSE:

To undertake a study which would make recommendations about having one
statewide kindergarten entrance date of age five by September 1 in any
school year.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section One - The education law is amended to create a new section to
mandate that SED and board of regents conduct a study on the appropri-
ateness of creating a statewide kindergarten entrance age of age five by
September 1 of any school year.

Section Two - Requires that the report shall be issued to the governor,
temporary president of the senate and speaker of the assembly by April
1, 2019.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The age for kindergarten entrance ages vary. In New York State, the law
currently states that the board of education of each school district may
maintain kindergartens, which shall be free to resident children between
the ages of four and six years; provided, however, such board may fix a
higher minimum age for admission to such kindergartens. In many New York
State regions, for a child to enter kindergarten most school districts
require that he or she must turn age five before December 1 of the
school year. A number of other states use September 1st with age five in
their laws for kindergarten attendance. The compulsory attendance law in
New York State requires that all children between the ages of six and
sixteen be provided with a program of instruction, at either a public
school or elsewhere.

A growing body of evidence suggests that delaying a child's kindergarten
starting age may be beneficial to the child's mental health. Some
studies suggest delaying kindergarten entry age may have a positive
effect on student academic achievement.

This bill would direct the NYS Board of Regents and the New York State
Education Department to conduct a study and make recommendations on the
readiness of children to start kindergarten and the appropriateness of
adjusting the age of mandatory attendance.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediate

2017-S8413A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8413--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 7, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Education  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT directing the board of regents and the state education department
   to  conduct a study and make recommendations on the readiness of chil-
   dren to start kindergarten and adjusting the age of mandatory  attend-
   ance
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The board of regents, in consultation with the state educa-
 tion department, shall study the readiness of children in the  state  to
 start  kindergarten and investigate the appropriateness of adjusting the
 age of required attendance to start kindergarten in New  York  state  to
 minors  who become five years of age after the first of September in any
 school year.
   § 2. The board of regents shall, on or before April  1,  2019,  report
 the  findings,  conclusions  and  recommendations  of  such study to the
 governor, temporary president of the senate and speaker of the assembly.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15429-03-8

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