Assembly Bill A8701

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to including student governments in student organizations in all secondary schools

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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-A8701 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4008
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §817, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S546
2023-2024: S1732

2019-A8701 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to student governments in secondary schools.

2019-A8701 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8701
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             October 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BUCHWALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to student governments
 
   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 817 to
 read as follows:
   § 817. STUDENT GOVERNMENT. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES OF EVERY
 SCHOOL DISTRICT SERVING HIGH SCHOOL  STUDENTS  IN  GRADES  NINE  THROUGH
 TWELVE  WITH  NO  DISTRICTWIDE  OR SCHOOL BUILDING PEER SELECTED STUDENT
 GOVERNMENT SHALL ESTABLISH AT LEAST ONE STUDENT GOVERNMENT  ORGANIZATION
 WITHIN  SUCH  DISTRICT  OR SCHOOL BUILDING WITH THE GOAL OF ENSURING ALL
 ELIGIBLE STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE  IN  SUCH  STUDENT
 GOVERNMENT.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect  on  the first of September next
 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09251-10-9

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