New York A 7879: Relates to waiving tuition requirements for nonresident pupils whose parent works as an educational professional within the same district

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A07879 Summary:

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Waives tuition requirements for nonresident pupils if the nonresident pupil is enrolled in a school where the pupil's parent or guardian is a principal, a teacher or a paraprofessional or the nonresident pupil is enrolled at another school within the same district as a school where the pupil's parent or guardian is a principal, a teacher or a paraprofessional.

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04/11/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7879

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 11, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to waiving tuition
 requirements for nonresident pupils whose parent works as an educa-
 tional professional within the same district

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 2045 of the education law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
 3 5. No charge for the instruction of a nonresident pupil shall be made
 4 if the nonresident pupil is enrolled in a school where the pupil's
 5 parent or guardian is a principal, a teacher or a paraprofessional or
 6 the nonresident pupil is enrolled at another school within the same
 7 district as a school where the pupil's parent or guardian is a princi-
 8 pal, a teacher or a paraprofessional.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to school
 10 years commencing on and after July 1, 2025.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10633-01-5

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