Bill Text: NY S01715 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 1715 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits school districts from disallowing homeschooled students from participating in district interscholastic sports.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S01715 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S01715-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1715
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  Sens.  ESPAILLAT, KENNEDY, LIBOUS, MAZIARZ -- 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  prohibiting  school
         districts  from  disallowing home-schooled students from participating
         in district interscholastic sports
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 1501-d
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S  1501-D.  HOMESCHOOLED  STUDENTS; INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS.   NOTWITH-
    4  STANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, BOARDS OF EDUCATION
    5  OF  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  ARE  PROHIBITED  FROM  DISALLOWING   HOMESCHOOLED
    6  STUDENTS  FROM  PARTICIPATING  IN THE DISTRICT'S INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS,
    7  AND SHALL MAKE PROVISION FOR SUCH PARTICIPATION.
    8    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02993-01-3