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                                         2968
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 4, 2011
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       Introduced by Sen. ESPAILLAT -- 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.
                                                                  LBD07612-01-1