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S 3436: Allows school districts to permit home-schooled students to participate in district interscholastic sports.
What S 3436 does, verified June 26, 2026
The bill allows school districts to permit home-schooled students to participate in district interscholastic sports. To be eligible, a home-schooled student must meet the same responsibilities and standards as a public school student, including health examinations, immunizations, and age eligibility requirements. The student must also annually meet academic requirements and be eligible to try out for and participate on their school district of residence's interschool athletic team. Transportation for the student will be provided by the parent or guardian. The policy for home-schooled students participating in interscholastic sports will be established and adopted by the board of education or trustee.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3436
- What is the current status of S 3436?
- As of June 26, 2026, S 3436 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO EDUCATION".
- Did S 3436 pass?
- Not yet. S 3436 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 3436, and where is it now?
- S 3436 was authored by Sen. Joseph Addabbo with 12 coauthors. Its committee of record is Senate Education.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
| Jan. 27, 2025 | REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 27, 2025 · 331 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3436 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. ADDABBO, OBERACKER -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to allowing school districts to permit home-schooled students to participate in district interscholastic sports 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 3235 2 to read as follows: 3 § 3235. Home instruction students and interscholastic sports. The 4 board of education or trustee of a school district may establish and 5 adopt a policy to allow a student who receives home instruction to try 6 out for and participate on a school district's interschool athletic 7 team. The policy shall include, but not be limited to the following 8 provisions: 9 1. The student shall be required to meet all the same responsibilities 10 and standards of behavior and eligibility for practice and competition 11 as a public school student enrolled in the school district participating 12 on the interschool athletic team including but not limited to the health 13 examination, immunization, and age eligibility requirements; 14 2. The student shall annually meet all academic requirements pursuant 15 to section 100.10 of commissioner regulations; provided, however, that a 16 board of education or trustee of a school district may require addi- 17 tional academic eligibility requirements; 18 3. The student shall only be eligible to try out for and participate 19 on their school district of residence's interschool athletic team; and 20 4. Transportation shall be provided by the parent or guardian of the 21 student. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01490-01-5
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