Requires school districts to provide instructional programming and services in reading and literacy which are evidence based and aligned with state standards; requires teachers in grades pre-K through five to attend professional development courses in reading education.
Provides that it shall be unlawful for any person to organize, sponsor, conduct, promote, or participate in any contest, competition, tournament or derby where the objective of such contest or competition is to take wildlife.
Deems home instruction which is compliant with the provisions of article 65 of the education law and the home instruction requirements prescribed in the commissioner of education's regulations to be substantially equivalent in amount and quality to the instruction given to students of like age and attainments at the public schools of the city or district where the student resides.
Requires minors under 18 years to attend school on a full-time basis, unless such minor is seventeen or older and enrolled in a vocational or occupational education program, with the consent of the school district and the person in parental relation with the minor; requires such minor must enroll in GED course until age of 19 years, if the person leaves school.
Increases the phase-in period, in which the boards of education or trustees of school districts participating in a proposed reorganization may opt to have the tax impact of such reorganization, from 10 to 20 years.
Authorizes certain school districts to establish excess tuition reserve funds; applies only to school districts with an enrollment of fifteen hundred students or less where the total cost of tuition payments to other school districts is one million dollars or more.
Establishes a state commercial fishing industry advocate and a commercial fishing economic development program to promote the state's commercial fishing industry; defines terms; makes related provisions.
Requires the state fire prevention and building code council to conduct and complete a study of successfully implementing current International Swimming Pool and Spa Code should an act of the legislature become law requiring such code be enacted.