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A2043Assembly2017-2018 Session

Require Kindergarten in Two Counties

Official title

“Requires kindergarten instruction for Rockland and Westchester counties for minors who are five years of age on or before December first”

Sponsor Amy PaulinAD-88+12 co-sponsorsAffects Education
Status
In Assembly Committee
Education
Impact
4/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Education

What's happening

This bill requires five-year-old children in Rockland and Westchester counties to attend kindergarten, with exemptions for certain cases.

Why it matters

  1. Expands early education access. By requiring five-year-olds to attend kindergarten in Rockland and Westchester counties, the bill aims to ensure that all children in these areas benefit from the foundational social and academic skills provided by early education.

  2. Includes flexible exemptions. The bill allows parents to delay kindergarten enrollment until the following September or choose non-public or home instruction, respecting parental choice and diverse educational preferences.

  3. May impact local school resources. With more children required to enroll in kindergarten, school districts may need to adjust staffing, classroom space, and resources to accommodate increased enrollment.

  4. Targets specific counties. This measure only applies to Rockland and Westchester, possibly as a pilot or in response to local needs, and could set a precedent for broader statewide changes in the future.

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Require Kindergarten in Two Counties

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Amy Paulin

Assembly Member · Assembly District 88

Chair, Health

History

  1. Referred to education
  2. Referred to education

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

2043

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 17, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, JAFFEE, PRETLOW, ZEBROWSKI, STECK, HEVE- SI, RIVERA, COOK, MAYER, ABINANTI, SKOUFIS, GALEF, OTIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BUCHWALD, FARRELL, GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring minors who are five years old to attend kindergarten instruction

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 3205 of the education law is amended by adding a new paragraph d to read as follows:

d. In each school district in the counties of Rockland and Westchester, minors who are five years of age on or before December first shall attend kindergarten instruction, however, the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to:

(i) Minors whose parents elect not to enroll their children in school until the following September.

(ii) Students enrolled in non-public schools or in home instruction.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD06287-01-7

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