Bill Text: NY A03070 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Allows public school principals and chief administrators to enroll academically low-performing students in after-school educational programs offering training or tutoring.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to education [A03070 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A03070-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3070 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 23, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CLARK, ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing public school principals and chief administrators to enroll academically low-performing students in after-school education programs 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 816 to 2 read as follows: 3 S 816. AUTHORIZATION TO ENROLL UNDER-PERFORMING STUDENTS IN ACADEMIC 4 AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. THE PRINCIPAL OR CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF EACH NEW 5 YORK STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ENROLL ANY STUDENT 6 ATTENDING SUCH SCHOOL AND PERFORMING BELOW ACADEMIC STANDARDS IN ANY 7 SUBJECT REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION IN AN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM OFFERING 8 TRAINING OR TUTORING IN SUCH SUBJECT. SUCH AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM MAY BE 9 CONDUCTED ON SCHOOL PREMISES OR AT A NEIGHBORING SCHOOL OR OTHER NEIGH- 10 BORING EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES THAT CONDUCT ACADEMIC AFTER-SCHOOL 11 PROGRAMS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER. 12 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05792-01-3