Joint Guidance on State Requirements for Vaccinations

NYSED Field Memo

NYSED’s McKinney-Vento Field Memo #02-2015 (March 2015) provides important changes to New York Education Law Section 3209 governing the rights of students in temporary housing went into effect on April 20, 2017. They reflect changes to the federal McKinney-VEnto Act that were made under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). A clean version of Education Law Section 3209 is available here. A marked up version of Education Law Section 3209 is available here. Immediate enrollment and immunizations are discussed in sub-section (2)(e)-(f).

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Title I, Part A Set-Aside for Homeless Students: New Data Collection Procedures, Program Service Code 0892

NYSED Field Memo

This Memo from NYSED (May 2019) describes how LEAs should enter data in their student management systems on students served with Title I, Part A set-aside funds for students experiencing homelessness.

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NYS Field Memo: McKinney-Vento Summer School Information

NYSED Field Memo

NYSED’s McKinney-Vento Field Memo #01-2019 addresses the rights of students in temporary housing to participate in summer school.

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New York State Public Health Law Section 2164—Immunization

This State Public Health Law explains that students have 14 days (which may be extended to 30 days) during which they may attend school while the school is waiting for proof of immunization. Students in temporary housing have additional protections with regard to submitting proof of immunization.