NY State Senate Bill 2025-S6645

Senate Bill S6645

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to permitting students made homeless by an act of terrorism or natural disaster to attend the school district in which they resided for two school years after the event

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

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- In Committee Senate
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Mar 19, 2025	referred to education

2025-S6645 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3209, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S6568
2017-2018: S4668
2019-2020: S2142
2021-2022: S5191
2023-2024: S4723

2025-S6645 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to permitting students made homeless by an act of terrorism or natural disaster to attend the school district in which they resided for two school years after the event.

2025-S6645 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6645

SPONSOR: SANDERS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to permitting students
made homeless by an act of terrorism or natural disaster to attend
school in the school district in which they resided prior to being home-
less for two school years after the event

 
PURPOSE:

To permit students made homeless by an act of terrorism or natural
disaster to attend the school district in which they resided for two
school years after the event.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends subdivision 1 of section 3209 of the education law by
adding a new paragraph c-1 providing when a child becomes homeless as a
result of an act of terrorism or a natural disaster which results in the
declaration of a state of emergency or disaster by the state or by the

federal government, such child may designate and continue to be enrolled
in the school district of origin for up to two full school years after
the event, provided such school district is not overcrowded.

Section 2 provides this act shall take effect immediately.

 
EXISTING LAW:

None

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Many New York school children are displaced as a result of losing their
homes during atrocious unexpected events, such as Hurricane Sandy.
Having to change schools results in more stress. Allowing these children
to remain in their school districts of origin for up to two years, when
practicable, affords them some stability in a tumultuous time.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021-22 REFERRED TO SENATE EDUCATION

2019-20 REFERRED TO SENATE EDUCATION

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S6645 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6645
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 19, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- 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  permitting  students
   made  homeless  by  an  act of terrorism or natural disaster to attend
   school in the school district in which they  resided  prior  to  being
   homeless for two school years after the event
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section  3209  of  the  education  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph c-1 to read as follows:
   C-1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, WHERE
 A CHILD BECOMES HOMELESS AS A RESULT OF AN ACT OF TERRORISM OR A NATURAL
 DISASTER  WHICH  RESULTS  IN  THE DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY OR
 DISASTER BY THE STATE OR BY  THE  FEDERAL  GOVERNMENT,  SUCH  CHILD  MAY
 DESIGNATE  AND  CONTINUE TO BE ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF ORIGIN
 FOR UP TO TWO FULL SCHOOL YEARS AFTER THE ACT OF  TERRORISM  OR  NATURAL
 DISASTER PROVIDED SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT IS NOT OVERCROWDED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10016-01-5

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