Assembly Bill A8875

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Directs a study on the feasibility of adjusting the compulsory attendance age of minors attending full time instruction

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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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2021-A8875 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8227
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7559, S5863
2023-2024: A3819, S5453

2021-A8875 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs a study on the feasibility of adjusting the compulsory attendance age of minors attending full time instruction; on or before July 1, 2023.

2021-A8875 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8875
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to directing a  study  on
   the  feasibility  of adjusting the compulsory attendance age of minors
   attending full time instruction
 
   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 60 to read as follows:
   60.  ON  OR  BEFORE JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, THE COMMIS-
 SIONER SHALL CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF ADJUSTING THE COMPUL-
 SORY ATTENDANCE AGE FOR WHEN MINORS SHALL ATTEND FULL  TIME  INSTRUCTION
 AND  DELIVER  A REPORT OF THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON SUCH
 FINDINGS TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE
 SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSULT WITH  EDUCATORS,
 PARENTS,  AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO CONDUCT A STUDY WHICH SHALL INCLUDE,
 BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A) THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL,  AND  EDUCATIONAL  APPROPRIATENESS  OF  THE
 STATE'S COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE AGE FOR WHEN MINORS SHALL ATTEND FULL TIME
 INSTRUCTION;
   (B)  THE  APPROPRIATENESS  AND  FEASIBILITY  OF  ADJUSTING  THE AGE OF
 REQUIRED ATTENDANCE TO START SCHOOL IN NEW  YORK  STATE  TO  MINORS  WHO
 BECOME  FIVE  YEARS  OF  AGE  AFTER THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER IN ANY SCHOOL
 YEAR; AND
   (C) THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND  SERVICES  AVAILABLE  TO  MINORS  WHO
 WOULD OTHERWISE BE ENROLLED IN PREKINDERGARTEN PURSUANT TO AN ADJUSTMENT
 IN THE STATE'S COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE AGE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14204-01-2

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