What's happening
This bill gradually moves up the cutoff date by which six-year-olds must start full-day school, from December to September.
Why it matters
The bill phases in the change over three years. , moving the school starting cutoff from December to November, then October, and finally September, giving families and schools time to adjust gradually rather than abruptly.
Children who are newly required to wait an extra year before starting full-day school (due to the earlier cutoff) will be prioritized for pre-kindergarten programs. in their local school district, aiming to ensure they still have access to structured early learning opportunities.
The bill could affect childcare and family planning logistics. , as some children will need additional care or preschool arrangements for an extra year before qualifying for full-day school, potentially impacting household budgets and schedules.
The change may influence student readiness and classroom dynamics. , as students will, on average, be slightly older when starting school, which research suggests can affect academic and social development, as well as overall classroom composition.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1763
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 13, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the dates for attendance of minors upon full day instruction
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 1 of section 3205 of the education law, as amended by chapter 518 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
c. For purposes of this article, a minor who becomes six years of age on or before the first of [December] November in any school year shall be required to attend upon full time instruction from the first day that the appropriate public schools are in session in September of such school year, and a minor who becomes six years of age after the first of [December] November in any school year shall be required to attend upon full time instruction from the first day of session in the following September; and, except as otherwise provided in subdivision three of this section, shall be required to remain in attendance until the last day of session in the school year in which the minor becomes sixteen years of age.
§ 2. Paragraph c of subdivision 1 of section 3205 of the education law, as amended by section one of this act, is amended to read as follows:
c. For purposes of this article, a minor who becomes six years of age on or before the first of [November] October in any school year shall be required to attend upon full time instruction from the first day that the appropriate public schools are in session in September of such school year, and a minor who becomes six years of age after the first of [November] October in any school year shall be required to attend upon full time instruction from the first day of session in the following September; and, except as otherwise provided in subdivision three of
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this section, shall be required to remain in attendance until the last day of session in the school year in which the minor becomes sixteen years of age.
§ 3. Paragraph c of subdivision 1 of section 3205 of the education law, as amended by section two of this act, is amended to read as follows:
c. For purposes of this article, a minor who becomes six years of age on or before the first of [October] September in any school year shall be required to attend upon full time instruction from the first day that the appropriate public schools are in session in September of such school year, and a minor who becomes six years of age after the first of [October] September in any school year shall be required to attend upon full time instruction from the first day of session in the following September; and, except as otherwise provided in subdivision three of this section, shall be required to remain in attendance until the last day of session in the school year in which the minor becomes sixteen years of age.
§ 4. Children affected by the changes to dates for attendance of minors upon full day instruction provided for in sections one, two and three of this act shall be given priority placement in existing pre-kindergarten programs in the school district where the child resides.
§ 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018; provided, however, section two of this act shall take effect July 1, 2019; and, provided further, section three of this act shall take effect July 1, 2020.
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