New York A 2009: Establishes the "EmpowerED Act: Empowering students and enhancing educational opportunities in New York"

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A02009 Summary:

BILL NOA02009 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01124

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SPONSORSmullen

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COSPNSRDeStefano, Manktelow, Brabenec, Angelino, Brown E, Gallahan, Sempolinski

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§3202 & 1950, Ed L

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Establishes interregional enrollment of students taking classes in multiple school districts (Part A); allows students who are enrolled in and taking classes in multiple school districts to receive cooperative and individualized educational services (Part B).

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01/14/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2009

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SMULLEN, DeSTEFANO, MANKTELOW, BRABENEC, ANGELI-
 NO, E. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing interre-
 gional enrollment of students in multiple school districts (Part A);
 and to amend the education law, in relation to the provision of coop-
 erative and individualized educational services for students who are
 enrolled in multiple school districts (Part B)

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "EmpowerED Act: Empowering students and enhancing educational oppor-
 3 tunities in New York".
 4 § 2. Legislative findings and intent. According to the Census Bureau,
 5 New York consistently allocates the highest per-student expenditure in
 6 the nation. However, despite this significant investment, a substantial
 7 number of our students are performing at or slightly below the national
 8 average in state assessments. It is imperative that we prioritize
 9 providing our students with every available opportunity to raise these
 10 educational standards. To truly empower our education system, we must
 11 enable school districts and students to embrace innovative educational
 12 approaches that go beyond traditional norms. Students should have the
 13 freedom to choose educational opportunities that best suit their indi-
 14 vidual needs and aspirations. The "EmpowerED Act" aims to strengthen New
 15 York's education system by granting students the ability to access
 16 classes in any educational setting, be it a neighboring school district
 17 or through remote learning. Furthermore, it expands itinerant teaching
 18 services that BOCES programs offer to allow individual schools to more
 19 efficiently allocate resources according to the unique needs of their
 20 own district. This legislation will provide vital support to foster
 21 collaboration among districts, benefiting students and improving the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03566-01-5

 A. 2009 2

 1 overall education system in New York, while empowering students,
 2 parents, and educators to shape their educational journey.
 3 § 3. This act enacts into law major components of legislation neces-
 4 sary to implement the "EmpowerED Act". Each component is wholly
 5 contained within a Part identified as Parts A through B. The effective
 6 date for each particular provision contained within such Part is set
 7 forth in the last section of such Part. Any provision in any section
 8 contained within a Part, including the effective date of the Part, which
 9 makes a reference to a section "of this act", when used in connection
 10 with that particular component, shall be deemed to mean and refer to the
 11 corresponding section of the Part in which it is found. Section five of
 12 this act sets forth the general effective date of this act.

 13 PART A

 14 Section 1. Section 3202 of the education law is amended by adding a
 15 new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
 16 9. Interregional student enrollment. a. (i) Notwithstanding subdivi-
 17 sion two of this section or any other law to the contrary, nonresidents
 18 of a district may be admitted into the schoo