New York S 4037: Extends and expands the scope of the on-demand E-hail paratransit pilot

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S04037 Summary:

BILL NOS04037C

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SAME ASSAME AS A00323-D

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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COSPNSRFAHY, HARCKHAM

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Ed L, generally

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Relates to the compulsory age for full time instruction from six to five years of age and certain exceptions for minor children; requires kindergarten in certain school districts.

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BILL NOS04037C

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01/31/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

04/30/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

04/30/2025PRINT NUMBER 4037A

05/06/20251ST REPORT CAL.939

05/07/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/08/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

02/26/20261ST REPORT CAL.435

03/04/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/05/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/07/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4037B

05/26/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 4037C

06/04/2026PASSED SENATE

06/04/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/04/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4037--C
 Cal. No. 435

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 31, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, FAHY, HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Educa-
 tion -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the
 Committee on Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
 reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second
 report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
 retaining its place in the order of third reading -- again amended and
 ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the compulsory age for
 full time instruction and certain related exceptions; and requires
 kindergarten in certain school districts

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 2 of the education law, as
 2 amended by chapter 363 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 11. Compulsory school ages. The term "child of compulsory school age"
 5 means any child [between six and sixteen years of age] lawfully required
 6 to attend upon instruction pursuant to section thirty-two hundred five
 7 of this chapter.
 8 § 2. Section 3205 of the education law, subdivision 1 as amended by
 9 chapter 262 of the laws of 1959, paragraphs a and b of subdivision 1 as
 10 amended by chapter 296 of the laws of 1969, paragraph c of subdivision 1
 11 as amended by chapter 518 of the laws of 1993, paragraph b of subdivi-
 12 sion 2 as amended by chapter 975 of the laws of 1966, paragraph c of
 13 subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 703 of the laws of 2019 and subdivi-
 14 sion 3 as amended by chapter 183 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read
 15 as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01054-09-6

 S. 4037--C 2

 1 § 3205. Attendance of minors upon full time day instruction. 1. a. In
 2 each school district of the state, each minor from [six] five to sixteen
 3 years of age shall attend upon full time instruction.
 4 b. Each minor from [six] five to sixteen years of age on an Indian
 5 reservation shall attend upon full time day instruction.
 6 c. For purposes of this article, a minor who becomes [six] five years
 7 of age on or before the first of December in any school year or on or
 8 before a later date in such school year, not later than December thir-
 9 ty-first, established by the trustees or board of education for admis-
 10 sion to the public schools in such minor's school district of residence
 11 shall be required to attend upon full time instruction from the first
 12 day that the appropriate public schools are in session in September of
 13 such school year, and a minor who becomes [six] five years of age after
 14 the first of December in any school year or a later date in such school
 15 year, not later than December thirty-first, established by the trustees
 1