Relates to training for school security guards
Summary
Enacts the "school security guard training enhancement act"; provides that annual training where a security guard is employed or contracted by a school in this state shall require the completion of school specific-training.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action Jun 4, 2026
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What changed between versions
S194C
→
S194D
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3 edits
MINOR
This bill updates the training requirements for school security guards in New York. It adds specific topics like cultural awareness and restorative practices to the mandatory curriculum and clarifies that the Department of Education must be consulted when designing this training. The text also includes minor formatting adjustments to the bill's title and page numbers.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on school security guard training, but the specific content requirements for that training have been expanded.
REQUIREMENT
Added new mandatory training topics including cultural awareness, disabilities and special education considerations, restorative practices, and crisis prevention to the annual in-service course.
ENFORCEMENT
Updated the list of agencies consulted for training design to explicitly include the 'state education department' instead of just the 'department of education'.
TECHNICAL
Adjusted the bill's version number from C to D and updated page references in the footer.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 9, 2025
How they voted
49–13
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 63
Jun 9, 2025
D
Democratic41
100% Yea
R
Republican22
59% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Amendments
5
Jun 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 194D
upper
Apr 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 194C
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 194B
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
upper
Jun 9, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
lower
Jun 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 194A
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Monica Martinez
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Dean Murray
RRepublican/Conservative
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