Assembly Bill A2629

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires kindergartens to operate full day programs

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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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2023-A2629 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1712, 2514, 2555 & 3602, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A5785
2015-2016: A1122
2017-2018: A1774
2019-2020: A331
2021-2022: A5514
2025-2026: A1144

2023-A2629 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires kindergartens to operate full day programs in the 2025-2026 school year.

2023-A2629 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2629
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, PRETLOW, ZEBROWSKI, RAMOS, STECK, HEVESI,
   COOK, LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to full day kindergarten
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section  1712  of  the  education  law  is
 amended to read as follows:
   1. The board of education of each school district [may] SHALL maintain
 kindergartens  which shall be free to resident children between the ages
 of four and six years, provided, however, such board may  fix  a  higher
 minimum  age  for  admission to such kindergartens.  IN THE TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL  YEAR  AND  THEREAFTER,  ALL
 SUCH KINDERGARTENS SHALL BE OPERATED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS.
   §  2.  Subdivision 1 of section 2514 of the education law, as added by
 chapter 762 of the laws of 1950, is amended to read as follows:
   1. The board of education of each city  school  district  [may]  SHALL
 maintain  kindergartens which shall be free to resident children between
 the ages of four and six years, provided, however, such board may fix  a
 higher  minimum  age  for  admission to such kindergartens.   IN THE TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR AND  THEREAFT-
 ER, ALL SUCH KINDERGARTENS SHALL BE OPERATED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS.
   §  3. Subdivision 1 of section 2555 of the education law, such section
 as renumbered by chapter 762 of the laws of 1950, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   1. The board of education of each city [may] SHALL maintain kindergar-
 tens  which  shall be free to resident children between the ages of four
 and six years, provided, however, such board may fix  a  higher  minimum
 age  for  admission  to such kindergartens.  IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-
 FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX  SCHOOL  YEAR  AND  THEREAFTER,  ALL  SUCH
 KINDERGARTENS SHALL BE OPERATED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05242-01-3
 A. 2629                             2

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