S 4449 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to making a city school district in a city having a population of one million or more eligible for transitional aid for charter school payments

Summary

Relates to making a city school district in a city having a population of one million or more eligible for transitional aid for charter school payments.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

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Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Last action May 20, 2026

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S4449 → S4449A · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add a new sponsor, Senator Liu, and advance the legislation through the Senate Committee on Finance. The core policy change updates the effective date of the funding provision from April 1, 2025, to April 1, 2027, and cites a new 2025 law as the basis for the amendment.

Scope change

The bill's applicability to school districts remains unchanged; the amendment only alters the effective date and legislative history.

TIMELINE

The effective date for the new funding rules was delayed from April 1, 2025, to April 1, 2027.

TECHNICAL

Senator Liu was added as a co-sponsor, and the bill was moved to the Committee on Finance for further review.

The citation for the underlying 2008 law was updated to reference a 2025 amendment.

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Committee

Amendments

May 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 4449A

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May 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

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May 19, 2026

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION

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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors