BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON THE NEW YORK STATE SENATE’S PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION TO ENGAGE AND EMPOWER PRE-K PARENTS

June 10, 2015

“I am pleased that the New York State Senate has unanimously passed S.4602, legislation that would allow parents with children in pre-K programs to run for a seat on a Community Education Council (CEC). This bill, introduced at my request by State Senator Hamilton and Assembly Member Mosley, will engage and empower parents at an earlier opportunity in their sons’ and daughters’ educational experience, helping families and schools have a more meaningful interaction. We know that parental involvement matters in the holistic growth of a child, and that our education system is stronger when parents that speak for every type of student have their voices heard.

“I thank State Senator Hamilton, Senate Majority Leader Flanagan, and the rest of my former colleagues in the New York State Senate for their exercise in leadership on S.4602. I urge the New York State Assembly to pass A.6904 before the end of this legislative session, and for Governor Cuomo to sign it into law.”

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