Requires any public school located in a city with a population of one million or more to offer a remote learning option to all primary and secondary students when such public school is located in a county determined by the federal centers for disease control and prevention to have a substantial or high level of community transmission of COVID-19.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7381
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
September 17, 2021
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Introduced by Sen. LIU -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to require any public school located in a city with a population
of one million or more to provide a remote learning option when such
public school is located in a county where community transmission of
COVID-19 is at a substantial or high level
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any law, rule, regulation or order to the
2 contrary, any public school located in a city with a population of one
3 million or more shall provide a remote learning option to all primary
4 and secondary students when such public school is located in a county
5 determined by the federal centers for disease control and prevention to
6 have a substantial or high level of community transmission of
7 COVID-19. Such remote learning option shall remain available until the
8 federal centers for disease control and prevention determines that
9 community transmission in such county is at a low or moderate level.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13212-02-1
