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NY A07305
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/27/2009
Primary Sponsor
William Boyland
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AI Summary
- The Regents of the University of the State of New York must prescribe courses of instruction in federal, state, and local government to be taught in all public and private schools in the state
- All students over eight years of age in public and private schools are required to attend instruction in these government courses
- Private schools that fail to establish and maintain these courses will not be deemed to provide substantially equivalent instruction to public school students
- The Regents shall determine the specific subjects, grade-level instruction periods, and attendance rules for the courses
- The Commissioner of Education may withhold public school funding to districts or cities that fail to provide the required instruction or comply with Regents rules
- The act takes effect September 1 following enactment
Legislative Description
Requires the board of regents to develop a civic curriculum of instruction in federal, state and local government to be taught to students in all schools in the state; permits commissioner of education to withhold apportionments of public monies to a school district or city for failure to provide instruction in such classes and to compel attendance upon such instruction and for non-compliance with the rules the regents adopted.
Last Action
held for consideration in education
6/16/2010
Committee Referrals
Education3/27/2009
Full Bill Text
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