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S 2465: Allows home-schooled children to participate in interscholastic athletic activities and driver's education in the district where they reside.
What S 2465 does, verified September 15, 2026
The proposed law aims to provide home-schooled pupils with equal opportunities to participate in school activities, including athletic events, within their local school districts. A home-schooled child residing in a district can enroll in a course offered by the district, as long as they meet the course requirements and pay any associated fees. Similarly, a home-schooled child can participate in an interscholastic athletic activity if they reside in the district but do not attend the school offering the activity. The law will take effect 120 days after it becomes law, allowing districts and schools to implement the changes.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
| Jan. 21, 2025 | REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 21, 2025 · 286 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2465 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LIU, ASHBY, MAY, ORTT, PALUMBO, WEIK -- 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 the participation of home-schooled pupils in certain school activities The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 806-a of the education law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3 3. Whenever such course of instruction is offered within a district, a 4 child residing within that district but not attending the school at 5 which such course is offered, may be allowed to participate in such 6 course, provided such child otherwise meets the requirements of such 7 course and pays fees related to such course, if any. 8 § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3202-a to 9 read as follows: 10 § 3202-a. Participation of home-schooled students in athletic activ- 11 ities. Whenever a district shall offer an interscholastic athletic 12 activity, a child residing within such district but not attending such 13 school, may be allowed an opportunity to participate in such athletic 14 activity; provided, that such child is not a pupil at another school 15 within such district. 16 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 17 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06242-01-5
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