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Senate Bill S3926
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 44th Senate District
2019-S3926 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
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S8310
2019-S3926 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3926 SPONSOR: SEWARD PURPOSE: To conduct a study on the feasibility of mandating kindergarten in school districts. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 requires the NYS Board of Regents and the NYS State Education Department to conduct a study and make recommendations on mandating kindergarten in all school districts including specific parameters. Section 2 requires that no later than one year after the effective date of this act the board of regents and state education department submit such study with recommendations to the governor and state legislature. Section 3 sets forth experts to be consulted with the creation of these recommendations by the regents and SED. Section 4 provides the effective date.
2019-S3926 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3926 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 21, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SEWARD, TEDISCO -- 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 depart- ment, to conduct a study to evaluate and make recommendations on mandating kindergarten in all school districts THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The board of regents and the state education department shall conduct a study to evaluate and make recommendations on mandating kindergarten in all school districts. Such study shall: a. examine school districts currently offering kindergarten to deter- mine the costs of requiring kindergarten in all school districts; b. identify the potential effects kindergarten has on the learning abilities of children; c. make recommendations on the feasibility of mandating kindergarten in all school districts; and d. include any other information such board and such department deems relevant. § 2. No later than 1 year after the effective date of this act, the board of regents and the state education department shall submit to the governor and the legislature a report on the results of the study, as described in section one of this act. § 3. The board of regents and the state education department shall evaluate such data with the assistance of experts in: a. child education; b. child development; and c. school district finance. § 4. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09558-01-9
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