Senate Bill S2170A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Allows home-schooled children to participate in interscholastic athletic activities and drivers ed in the district where they reside

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S2170 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §806-a, add §3202-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6969
2019-2020: S736
2021-2022: S5884

2023-S2170 - Summary

Allows home-schooled children to participate in interscholastic athletic activities and driver's education in the district where they reside.

2023-S2170 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2170 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2170
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  LIU, MAY, ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the  participation  of
   home-schooled pupils in certain school activities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 806-a of the education law is amended by  adding  a
 new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. WHENEVER SUCH COURSE OF INSTRUCTION IS OFFERED WITHIN A DISTRICT, A
 CHILD  RESIDING  WITHIN  THAT  DISTRICT  BUT NOT ATTENDING THE SCHOOL AT
 WHICH SUCH COURSE IS OFFERED, SHALL BE ALLOWED TO  PARTICIPATE  IN  SUCH
 COURSE,  PROVIDED  SUCH  CHILD  OTHERWISE MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH
 COURSE AND PAYS FEES RELATED TO SUCH COURSE, IF ANY.
   § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new  section  3202-a  to
 read as follows:
   §  3202-A.  PARTICIPATION OF HOME-SCHOOLED STUDENTS IN ATHLETIC ACTIV-
 ITIES. WHENEVER A  DISTRICT  SHALL  OFFER  AN  INTERSCHOLASTIC  ATHLETIC
 ACTIVITY,  A  CHILD RESIDING WITHIN SUCH DISTRICT BUT NOT ATTENDING SUCH
 SCHOOL, SHALL BE ALLOWED AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH  ATHLETIC
 ACTIVITY;  PROVIDED,  THAT  SUCH  CHILD IS NOT A PUPIL AT ANOTHER SCHOOL
 WITHIN SUCH DISTRICT.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06037-01-3

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2023-S2170A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §806-a, add §3202-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6969
2019-2020: S736
2021-2022: S5884

2023-S2170A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows home-schooled children to participate in interscholastic athletic activities and driver's education in the district where they reside.

2023-S2170A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2170A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2170--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  LIU, MAY, ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Education  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the  participation  of
   home-schooled pupils in certain school activities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 806-a of the education law is amended by  adding  a
 new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. WHENEVER SUCH COURSE OF INSTRUCTION IS OFFERED WITHIN A DISTRICT, A
 CHILD  RESIDING  WITHIN  THAT  DISTRICT  BUT NOT ATTENDING THE SCHOOL AT
 WHICH SUCH COURSE IS OFFERED, MAY BE  ALLOWED  TO  PARTICIPATE  IN  SUCH
 COURSE,  PROVIDED  SUCH  CHILD  OTHERWISE MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH
 COURSE AND PAYS FEES RELATED TO SUCH COURSE, IF ANY.
   § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new  section  3202-a  to
 read as follows:
   §  3202-A.  PARTICIPATION OF HOME-SCHOOLED STUDENTS IN ATHLETIC ACTIV-
 ITIES. WHENEVER A  DISTRICT  SHALL  OFFER  AN  INTERSCHOLASTIC  ATHLETIC
 ACTIVITY,  A  CHILD RESIDING WITHIN SUCH DISTRICT BUT NOT ATTENDING SUCH
 SCHOOL, MAY BE ALLOWED AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE  IN  SUCH  ATHLETIC
 ACTIVITY;  PROVIDED,  THAT  SUCH  CHILD IS NOT A PUPIL AT ANOTHER SCHOOL
 WITHIN SUCH DISTRICT.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06037-02-3

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onektdiamonds
9 months ago

First of all thank you for being a co-sponsor of a bill that will assist many families who are choosing to homeschool their children!
I am the parent of a homeschooling child who is interested in playing intercollegiate sports for his district. The current bill addresses "interscholastic" sports which are very different than "intercollegiate" sports. I have done extensive research over the last few years trying to get answers.

Senator Kennedy and his staff were very helpful in finding this bill 2023-S2170A, but it does not exactly represent what is needed in a community that is moving towards Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity. There are many families who are choosing to exercise their right to educate their children from home for various reasons, but they are excluded from being part of the school community. I feel that this bill addresses some of the issues for children grade 8 and under, but it does nothing for most high schools who don't all have interscholastic sports. I strongly urge you to support a change in language for this SPECIFIC Bill S2170A, and for it to read 'intercollegiate and interscholastic" sports.

Furthermore, the current legislation reads that school district must allow for homeschooling children to attend school clubs and activities. However, the schools we have tried to do that with have stated homeschooling students are not ever allowed to be on school property nor can they obtain a school id.

I urge you to support this bill with a change in language as it moves to the education committee. I would like an update on the status of this email.

Thanks in advance!

Jacqueline Bontzolakes

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