Assembly Bill A5197

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of education to provide for the availability of adequate supplies for use by left-handed students

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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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2019-A5197 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4662
2011-2012: A3715
2013-2014: A6133
2015-2016: A4430
2017-2018: A4626
2021-2022: A5655
2023-2024: A4856

2019-A5197 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to provide for the proportionate availability of adequate school supplies for use by left-handed students where adequate supplies are available for use by right-handed students; and applies to any school supplies and equipment purchased by the department or schools on or after the effective date of rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner of education.

2019-A5197 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5197
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  providing  for  the
   availability of adequate supplies for left-handed students
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 57 to read as follows:
   57. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE
 FOR THE PROPORTIONATE  AVAILABILITY  OF  ADEQUATE  SCHOOL  SUPPLIES  AND
 EQUIPMENT  FOR  USE  BY LEFT-HANDED STUDENTS WHERE ADEQUATE SUPPLIES AND
 EQUIPMENT ARE AVAILABLE FOR USE BY RIGHT-HANDED STUDENTS.  THE RULES AND
 REGULATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL APPLY TO  ANY
 SCHOOL  SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT PURCHASED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR SCHOOLS ON
 OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07462-01-9

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