STATE OF NEW YORK
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706--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE, ARROYO, ASHBY, BENEDETTO, BLANKENBUSH,
BRABENEC, COOK, CROUCH, CUSICK, FINCH, GOODELL, JOHNS, LALOR,
LAWRENCE, McDONOUGH, MIKULIN, B. MILLER, MORINELLO, MOSLEY, ORTIZ,
PALUMBO, PEOPLES-STOKES, RA, RAIA, L. ROSENTHAL, THIELE, WOERNER,
WALSH, WALCZYK, GIGLIO, CRESPO, MANKTELOW, D. ROSENTHAL, GARBARINO,
CRUZ, TAYLOR, BARRON, BARCLAY, FITZPATRICK, M. L. MILLER, HUNTER --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HAWLEY, RAMOS, STECK, TAGUE -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Education -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to allowing school
districts to permit home-schooled students to participate 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 3235
2 to read as follows:
3 § 3235. Home instruction students and interscholastic sports. The
4 board of education or trustee of a school district may establish and
5 adopt a policy to allow a student who receives home instruction to try
6 out for and participate on a school district's interschool athletic
7 team. The policy shall include, but not be limited to the following
8 provisions:
9 1. The student shall be required to meet all the same responsibilities
10 and standards of behavior and eligibility for practice and competition
11 as a public school student enrolled in the school district participating
12 on the interschool athletic team including but not limited to the health
13 examination, immunization, and age eligibility requirements;
14 2. The student shall annually meet all academic requirements pursuant
15 to section 100.10 of commissioner regulations; provided, however, that a
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 board of education or trustee of a school district may require addi-
2 tional academic eligibility requirements;
3 3. The student shall only be eligible to try out for and participate
4 on their school district of residence's interschool athletic team; and
5 4. Transportation shall be provided by the parent or guardian of the
6 student.
7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
