What's happening
This bill requires all component school districts to adopt and follow the school year calendar set by their board of cooperative educational services.
Why it matters
Promotes Consistency Across Districts. By mandating that all component school districts follow the same calendar set by their Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), the bill aims to eliminate confusion and scheduling conflicts for families, staff, and students who interact with multiple districts.
Improves Coordination of Shared Services. Many districts share teachers, transportation, and extracurricular programs through BOCES. A unified calendar helps streamline these shared services, reducing logistical challenges and potentially saving costs.
Impacts Family Logistics and Childcare. Families with children in different districts currently may face conflicting school schedules. Standardizing the calendar could simplify planning for vacations, childcare, and work schedules.
Potential Loss of Local Autonomy. School districts traditionally set their own calendars to reflect local needs and preferences. This bill would shift that authority to the BOCES level, which may not always align with the unique circumstances of each community.
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Who cares
Headline styles
Unify School Year Calendars
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Sponsors
Senator · Senate District 45
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History
- Referred to education
- Referred to education
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1192
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 6, 2017
Introduced by Sen. LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
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
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the education law is amended by adding a new paragraph oo to read as follows:
oo. Adopt and implement a calendar of days of school attendance for each school year, which shall be followed by the boards of cooperative educational services and all the component school districts thereof.
§ 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.
LBD00277-01-7
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Sponsor's memo
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
2015-16: S.1234 Referred to Education 2013/14: S. 992 Referred to Education S.1497 of 2011-12; Referred to Education S.7622 of 2010; Referred to Education
Fiscal and 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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