Establishes the class C felony offense of assault on a school employee for the intentional causing of physical injury to a school employee while upon school grounds.
Creates a new class D violent felony offense of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree; converts the current offense of endangering the welfare of a child to a second degree crime.
Enacts the "New York city board for education policy members public responsibility act" requiring a quorum of the members of the city board to attend any hearing scheduled for purposes of allowing public comment on changes to educational plans for the school district of the city of New York.
Requires the education department to report the results of English/language arts and mathematics assessments to parents of pupils by the last day of classes.
Exempts clothing and footwear sold in New York city from all state and local sales taxes including items used or consumed to make or repair such clothing and which becomes a physical component part of such clothing.
Requires portable electronic devices distributed after January 1, 2026 to automatically disable their texting and computer functions when the holder is operating a motor vehicle over 10 miles an hour; eliminates the exemption from provisions, relating to the use of portable electronic devices in motor vehicles, granted to commercial motor vehicles, police, firefighters and emergency vehicle operators.