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History
- Signed chap.189
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.423
- Substituted for A10002
- Referred to education
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 58–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.1036
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- Referred to education
Companion bill
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Authorizes the Buffalo school district to require minors five years of age to attend kindergarten
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Crystal Peoples-Stokes
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S7347
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing the Buffalo school district to require minors five years of age to attend kindergarten
Purpose
To permit the Buffalo School District to require kindergarten attendance.
Summary of provisions
This bill amends Education Law to allow the Buffalo School District to require attendance in kindergarten.
Justification
The Buffalo Public Schools currently provide children a full day kindergarten program in keeping with the numerous studies documenting the educational benefit and related long-term success of early quality education. Unfortunately, too many kindergarten children are absent from school during the year, leaving them without the benefit of this educational experience.
The Buffalo Board of Education recently approved a motion to support State Legislative action to allow the District to make Kindergarten mandatory.
This measure is designed to address the kindergarten attendance issue in the Buffalo School District requiring five-year-old children to benefit from the District's kindergarten initiative for long-term academic success.
A similar provision in Education Law was adopted for the Syracuse City School District over 25 years ago and recently for the Rochester and New York City School Districts.
Legislative history
None.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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