Senate Bill S1399

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires any public school located in a city with a population of one million or more to provide a remote learning option when community transmission of COVID-19 is at a substantial or high level

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee New York City Education 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-S1399 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate New York City Education
Law Section:
Public Health
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7381

2023-S1399 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires any public school located in a city with a population of one million or more to offer a remote learning option to all primary and secondary students when such public school is located in a county determined by the federal centers for disease control and prevention to have a substantial or high level of community transmission of COVID-19.

2023-S1399 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1399 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1399
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  LIU,  BRISPORT,  HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KRUEGER,
   RAMOS, RIVERA, SEPULVEDA, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered  printed,
   and  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on New York City
   Education
 
 AN ACT to require any public school located in a city with a  population
   of  one  million or more to provide a remote learning option when such
   public school is located in a county where community  transmission  of
   COVID-19 is at a substantial or high level
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any law, rule, regulation or order  to  the
 contrary,  any  public school located in a city with a population of one
 million or more shall provide a remote learning option  to  all  primary
 and  secondary  students  when such public school is located in a county
 determined by the federal centers for disease control and prevention  to
 have  a   substantial   or high   level   of   community transmission of
 COVID-19. Such remote learning option shall remain available  until  the
 federal  centers  for  disease  control  and  prevention determines that
 community transmission in such county is at a low or moderate level.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02915-01-3

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