New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S10714: Establishes enhanced educational continuity reviews for certain students transitioning to home instruction
Status: In committee, October 2, 2026
Establishes enhanced educational continuity reviews for certain students transitioning to home instruction; requires school districts to review whether the individualized home instruction plan for a child is being implemented as required pursuant to law and regulations.
What the bill says
An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing enhanced educational continuity reviews for certain students transitioning to home instruction.
From the introduced text, October 2, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing enhanced educational continuity reviews for certain students transitioning to home instruction THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3211-b to read as follows: § 3211-B. ENHANCED EDUCATIONAL CONTINUITY REVIEW FOR CERTAIN HOME-INSTRUCTED STUDENTS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "HOME INSTRUCTION" SHALL MEAN INSTRUCTION PROVIDED TO A CHILD PURSUANT TO SECTION 100.10 OF TITLE EIGHT OF THE NEW YORK CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS, OR ANY SUCCESSOR REGULATION. (B) "SEVERE ABSENTEEISM" SHALL MEAN ABSENCE FROM TWENTY PERCENT OR MORE OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS DURING WHICH A CHILD WAS ENROLLED IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL DURING EITHER: (I) THE SCHOOL YEAR IN WHICH SUCH CHILD COMMENCES HOME INSTRUCTION, MEASURED THROUGH THE LAST DAY ON WHICH SUCH CHILD WAS ENROLLED IN SUCH PUBLIC SCHOOL; OR (II) THE SCHOOL YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE SCHOOL YEAR IN WHICH SUCH CHILD COMMENCES HOME INSTRUCTION. 2. (A) WHERE A CHILD OF COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE WHO WAS ENROLLED IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL COMMENCES HOME INSTRUCTION AND SUCH CHILD EXPERIENCED SEVERE ABSENTEEISM, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF RESIDENCE SHALL CONDUCT AN ENHANCED EDUCATIONAL CONTINUITY REVIEW PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. …
Sponsors
- Patricia Fahy (D, 46) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO RULES
Subjects: Education Law
Common questions
- What is S10714?
- S10714 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Establishes enhanced educational continuity reviews for certain students transitioning to home instruction.
- What does S10714 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing enhanced educational continuity reviews for certain students transitioning to home instruction.
- What is the status of S10714?
- In committee as of October 2, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO RULES (October 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored S10714?
- Patricia Fahy (D, 46).
- Where is the official record for S10714?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S10714
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