What's happening
This bill allows parents of children in pre-kindergarten programs to serve on community district education councils.
Why it matters
Expands representation. By including parents of pre-kindergarten children, the bill ensures that the interests and perspectives of families with the youngest students are represented in local education decision-making.
Strengthens early childhood advocacy. Allowing pre-K parents on councils may lead to greater attention and resources for pre-kindergarten programs, potentially improving quality and access.
Fosters community engagement. This change could encourage more parents to get involved early in their children’s education, building stronger connections between families and schools from the outset.
Reflects changing educational landscape. As pre-kindergarten becomes more integral to public education, this update aligns governance structures with the realities of current school communities.
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Let Pre-K Parents Serve
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- Enacting clause stricken
- Referred to education
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Let Pre-K Parents Serve
In Senate Committee · Education · Sponsor Jesse Hamilton
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1657
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 12, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the eligibility of parents of children attending pre-kindergarten programs to serve on a community district education council
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 2590-c of the education law, as amended by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
(a) Nine voting members shall be parents whose children are attending a school or a pre-kindergarten program under the jurisdiction of the community district, or have attended a school or a pre-kindergarten program under the jurisdiction of the community district within the preceding two years, and shall be selected by the presidents and officers of the parents' association or parent-teachers' association. Such members shall serve for a term of two years. Presidents and officers of parents' associations or parent-teachers' associations who are candidates in the selection process pursuant to this section shall not be eligible to cast votes in such selection process. The association shall elect a member to vote in the place of each such president or officer for the purposes of the selection process.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amendments to section 2590-c of the education law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00718-01-7
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