New York 2009-2010 Regular Session

Senate Education Committee Bills & Legislation

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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04598

Introduced
2/13/23  
Refer
2/13/23  
Engrossed
6/6/23  
Refer
6/6/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Engrossed
6/4/24  
Refer
6/4/24  
Engrossed
6/5/24  
Enrolled
11/15/24  
Chaptered
11/26/24  
Provides funding for school anti-violence education programs through the omnibus school violence prevention grant program.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04631

Introduced
2/13/23  
Refer
2/13/23  
Includes the Sandy Ground community, the oldest continuously inhabited free black settlement in the United States, in the education curriculum.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04659

Introduced
2/13/23  
Refer
2/13/23  
Requires certain procedures for charter school students facing suspension; makes such procedures consistent with other schools.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04654

Introduced
2/13/23  
Refer
2/13/23  
Authorizes the removal from a teacher's classroom of a violent pupil; establishes that such pupil shall only return to the classroom with the consent of the teacher if the pupil committed an act of violence against a teacher.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04678

Introduced
2/13/23  
Refer
2/13/23  
Requires a school nurse to be on the premises during school hours in any school having an enrollment of 100 pupils or more.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05078

Introduced
2/22/23  
Refer
2/22/23  
Relates to establishing the commission on African American history and achievement to develop and recommend school curriculum that incorporates the contributions and achievements made by African Americans.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05232

Introduced
2/27/23  
Refer
2/27/23  
Requires school districts to conduct mandatory early screening for dyslexia for all children commencing in pre-kindergarten or kindergarten and continuing thereafter on an annual basis until each child successfully completes second grade; requires school districts to designate an individual to maintain complete and accurate records containing early screening reports for each child, and to provide resources and materials to the parent and/or guardian of any child who displays indications of dyslexia.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06563

Introduced
4/26/23  
Refer
4/26/23  
Establishes a school ventilation and energy efficiency assessment, repair and verification program to require each school to: obtain an HVAC Assessment Report performed by qualified testing personnel documenting the functionality of the existing system or lack thereof, and obtain a report from a mechanical engineer identifying any upgrades, replacements or other measures recommended to improve the functionality, health and safety and/or energy efficiency of the HVAC system; adjust, and, if necessary, repair existing building HVAC systems, and install or replace HVAC systems, if necessary, to ensure proper and efficient operation, as well as compliance with health and safety standards; obtain an HVAC Verification Report performed by qualified testing personnel documenting any upgrades, replacements, installations or any other work performed on the HVAC system functions as designed and/or in compliance with health and safety standards; install CO2 sensors in classrooms, assembly areas, kitchen or cafeteria areas or building office spaces to provide ongoing verification that proper ventilation is maintained during operation; makes related provisions.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08571

Introduced
2/15/24  
Establishes the task force on pandemic learning loss in New York state to assess the impact of remote learning on children's progress in various disciplines; requires a report; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08674

Introduced
2/28/24  
Extends provisions allowing BOCES to enter into private leases for real property.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08673

Introduced
2/28/24  
Requires the regents of the university of the state of New York to make available to all public and private schools in the state materials and pacing guides to aid in the instruction of the Holocaust and other genocides; requires such materials and pacing guides to be developed to provide education aligned with the regents kindergarten through twelfth grade social studies framework and to be developed by the regents in consultation with Holocaust education centers and museums.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08675

Introduced
2/28/24  
Extends provisions related to services to out-of-state school districts by boards of cooperative educational services to July 1, 2029.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08699

Introduced
3/1/24  
Requires a yearly inspection of all audiological testing equipment in all schools.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08721

Introduced
3/4/24  
Declares October eleventh, known as Pulaski Day, a school holiday.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08716

Introduced
3/4/24  
Enacts the "Trevyan Rowe child and young teen mental health community safety act"; directs boards of education to create policies, procedures, and guidelines for at-risk children and young teens who have demonstrated suicidal ideation, been victims of harassment or bullying, and/or who have eloped from school property; establishes a commission to evaluate the safety and security of children in primary and secondary public and private schools in this state.