Assembly Bill A10183

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits school districts from authorizing a currently enrolled public school student from being home schooled in certain circumstances

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A10183 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3205, Ed L

2023-A10183 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits school districts from authorizing a currently enrolled public school student to be home schooled when the superintendent of the school district is notified of a pending child abuse or neglect investigation or if either custodial parent or a person instructing the child has been convicted of domestic violence, child abuse, or neglect.

2023-A10183 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10183
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 10, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Bores) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting  the  home
   instruction of children in certain circumstances
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Raylee's law".
   § 2. Section 3205 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  MAY NOT AUTHORIZE A CURRENTLY ENROLLED PUBLIC
 SCHOOL STUDENT TO BE INSTRUCTED IN THE HOME IF THERE IS A PENDING  CHILD
 ABUSE  OR  NEGLECT  INVESTIGATION  AGAINST  EITHER CUSTODIAL PARENT OR A
 PERSON INSTRUCTING THE CHILD, OR IF EITHER CUSTODIAL PARENT OR A  PERSON
 INSTRUCTING  THE  CHILD  HAS EVER BEEN CONVICTED OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR
 CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF EVERY SCHOOL  DISTRICT
 WITHIN THE STATE SHALL DEVELOP AND INSTITUTE A POLICY TO ENSURE THAT THE
 SCHOOL  DISTRICT  SUPERINTENDENT IS CONTACTED WHEN A REPORT OF SUSPECTED
 CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT IS MADE BY  A  SCHOOL  TEACHER  OR  OTHER  SCHOOL
 PERSONNEL. UPON DETERMINATION BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT THAT
 AN  INVESTIGATION  HAS  BEEN INITIATED, THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL REQUEST
 CONFIRMATION OF CASE STATUS FROM  THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY
 SERVICES,  WHICH  SHALL PROVIDE CONFIRMATION WITHIN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS OF
 RECEIPT OF SUCH REQUEST.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15316-01-4

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