Bill Text: NY A04568 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: An act to amend the education law, in relation to availability of adult education programs for the elderly

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to education [A04568 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A04568-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4568
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 5, 2009
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAYERSOHN  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to availability of  adult
         education programs for the elderly
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section  4604  of  the  education  law  is
    2  amended by adding a new paragraph d to read as follows:
    3    D.  SENIOR CITIZEN EXTENSION SCHOOLS PROVIDING INSTRUCTION IN SUBJECTS
    4  SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPHS A, B AND C OF THIS SUBDIVISION AS WELL AS  OTHER
    5  COURSES  AND  ACTIVITIES  OF  SPECIAL  INTEREST  RELATING TO THE HEALTH,
    6  WELFARE, AND RECREATIONAL NEEDS OF PERSONS  OVER  SIXTY  YEARS  OF  AGE.
    7  SUCH  SENIOR CITIZEN EXTENSION SCHOOLS MAY BE ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED
    8  EITHER AT EXISTING DAY AND EVENING SCHOOLS FOR ADULTS,  AT  CENTERS  FOR
    9  SENIOR CITIZENS, AT HOUSING PROJECTS OR DEVELOPMENTS WHEREVER A SUBSTAN-
   10  TIAL  NUMBER  OF DWELLING UNITS ARE OCCUPIED BY PERSONS OVER SIXTY YEARS
   11  OF AGE OR AT SUCH OTHER SUITABLE PLACE OR PLACES AS MAY BE DESIGNATED BY
   12  THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT.
   13    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD04509-01-9
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