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                                    389
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. STIRPE, BENEDETTO, COOK, PEOPLES-STOKES, ROSEN-
   THAL, WOERNER, CRUZ,  TAYLOR,  HUNTER,  FALL,  LUPARDO,  SANTABARBARA,
   BRABENEC,  MIKULIN,  MILLER,  MORINELLO, RA, WALSH, GIGLIO, MANKTELOW,
   BARCLAY, FITZPATRICK, SMULLEN, DeSTEFANO, McDONOUGH, McMAHON, GALLAGH-
   ER, BUTTENSCHON, DURSO, LEVENBERG, CLARK, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by
   -- M. of A. HAWLEY, RAMOS, STECK, TAGUE -- read once and  referred  to
   the Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law,  in relation to allowing school
   districts to permit home-schooled students to participate in  district
   interscholastic sports
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new  section  3235
 to read as follows:
   §  3235.  HOME  INSTRUCTION  STUDENTS  AND INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS. THE
 BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEE OF A SCHOOL  DISTRICT  MAY  ESTABLISH  AND
 ADOPT  A  POLICY TO ALLOW A STUDENT WHO RECEIVES HOME INSTRUCTION TO TRY
 OUT FOR AND PARTICIPATE ON  A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT'S  INTERSCHOOL  ATHLETIC
 TEAM.  THE  POLICY  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING
 PROVISIONS:
   1. THE STUDENT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO MEET ALL THE SAME RESPONSIBILITIES
 AND STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR AND ELIGIBILITY FOR PRACTICE  AND  COMPETITION
 AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTICIPATING
 ON THE INTERSCHOOL ATHLETIC TEAM INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE HEALTH
 EXAMINATION, IMMUNIZATION, AND AGE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS;
   2.  THE STUDENT SHALL ANNUALLY MEET ALL ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS PURSUANT
 TO SECTION 100.10 OF COMMISSIONER REGULATIONS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A
 BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEE OF A SCHOOL  DISTRICT  MAY  REQUIRE  ADDI-
 TIONAL ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   3.  THE  STUDENT SHALL ONLY BE ELIGIBLE TO TRY OUT FOR AND PARTICIPATE
 ON THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT OF RESIDENCE'S INTERSCHOOL ATHLETIC TEAM; AND
   4.  TRANSPORTATION  SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF THE
 STUDENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.