New York S 3890: Permits parents or guardians of twins or higher order multiples who attend school in Nassau or Suffolk county to request placement of such children in the same classroom; repealer

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S03890 Summary:

BILL NOS03890 

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SAME ASSAME AS A08345

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SPONSORMARTINS

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §3210-a, Ed L

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Permits parents or guardians of twins or higher order multiples who attend school in Nassau or Suffolk county to request placement of such children in the same classroom; defines "higher order multiples".

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BILL NOS03890 

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01/30/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3890

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 30, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to permitting parents or
 guardians of twins or higher order multiples who attend school in
 Nassau or Suffolk county to request placement of such children in the
 same classroom; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
 expiration thereof

 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 3210-a
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 3210-a. Classroom placement of twins or higher order multiples in
 4 schools located in Nassau or Suffolk county. 1. In the counties of
 5 Nassau or Suffolk, a parent or guardian of twins or higher order multi-
 6 ples may request that such twins or higher order multiples be placed in
 7 the same classroom if the children are in the same grade level at the
 8 same school. The school may recommend classroom placement to the
 9 parents and provide professional education advice to the parents to
 10 assist them in making the best decision for their children's education.
 11 A school shall provide the placement requested by the children's parent
 12 or guardian, unless the school board makes a classroom placement deter-
 13 mination following the school principal's request according to this
 14 section. The parent or guardian shall request the classroom placement no
 15 later than fourteen days after the first day of each school year or
 16 fourteen days after the first day of attendance of the children during a
 17 school year if the children are enrolled in the school after the school
 18 year commences.
 19 2. At the end of the initial grading period, if the school principal,
 20 in consultation with the children's classroom teacher, determines that
 21 the requested classroom placement is disruptive to the school, the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04239-01-5

 S. 3890 2

 1 school principal may request that the school board determine the chil-
 2 dren's classroom placement.
 3 3. For purposes of this section, "higher order multiples" means trip-
 4 lets, quadruplets, quintuplets, or more.
 5 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 6 deemed repealed five years after such date.

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