Permits parents or guardians of twins or higher order multiples who attend school in Nassau or Suffolk county to request placement of such children in the same classroom; defines "higher order multiples".
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3890
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 30, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. MARTINS -- 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 permitting parents or
guardians of twins or higher order multiples who attend school in
Nassau or Suffolk county to request placement of such children in the
same classroom; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
expiration thereof
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 3210-a
2 to read as follows:
3 § 3210-a. Classroom placement of twins or higher order multiples in
4 schools located in Nassau or Suffolk county. 1. In the counties of
5 Nassau or Suffolk, a parent or guardian of twins or higher order multi-
6 ples may request that such twins or higher order multiples be placed in
7 the same classroom if the children are in the same grade level at the
8 same school. The school may recommend classroom placement to the
9 parents and provide professional education advice to the parents to
10 assist them in making the best decision for their children's education.
11 A school shall provide the placement requested by the children's parent
12 or guardian, unless the school board makes a classroom placement deter-
13 mination following the school principal's request according to this
14 section. The parent or guardian shall request the classroom placement no
15 later than fourteen days after the first day of each school year or
16 fourteen days after the first day of attendance of the children during a
17 school year if the children are enrolled in the school after the school
18 year commences.
19 2. At the end of the initial grading period, if the school principal,
20 in consultation with the children's classroom teacher, determines that
21 the requested classroom placement is disruptive to the school, the
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 school principal may request that the school board determine the chil-
2 dren's classroom placement.
3 3. For purposes of this section, "higher order multiples" means trip-
4 lets, quadruplets, quintuplets, or more.
5 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
6 deemed repealed five years after such date.
