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