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Senator · Senate District 45
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History
- Referred to education
- Referred to education
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S1234 REVISED MEMO 02/03/2015
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring component school districts to adopt the school year calendar of their board of cooperative educational services
Purpose
Directs each board of Cooperative educational services (BOCES) to adopt and implement a school year calendar for classes at such board and the component school districts.
Summary of provisions
Section 1- Amends subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the education law to add a new paragraph oo requiring the adoption and implementation of a calendar of days of school attendance for each school year, which shall be followed by the boards of cooperative educational services and all component school districts thereof.
Section 2- Contains the effective date.
Justification
By adopting the same academic calendar, schools within the same BOCES district would have a greater opportunity to share services such as distance learning, afterschool programs and transportation between districts.
Legislative history
2013/14: S. 992 Referred to Education S. 1497 of 2011-12; Referred to Education S. 7622 of 2010; Referred to Education
Fiscal implications
None
Local fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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