S 7726 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes interschool robotics competitions for certain schools

Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to promulgate and review as necessary rules and regulations allowing trustees and boards of education of schools with a robotics program to conduct interschool robotics competitions for grades nine through twelve equivalent to the interschool athletic competitions conducted by such schools.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced May 1, 2025 Last action Jun 5, 2026

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What changed between versions

S7726 → S7726A · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to allow school boards to conduct interschool robotics competitions, changing the original requirement that they must follow specific rules. Additionally, the bill's status was updated to reflect that it was amended and recommitted to the Education Committee for further review.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded from requiring compliance with specific regulations to explicitly permitting school boards to organize robotics competitions.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the language from requiring trustees to follow rules to allowing them to conduct competitions, shifting the focus from regulatory compliance to authorization.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill's procedural status to indicate it was amended, discharged, and recommitted to the committee.

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 5, 2026

Committee

COMMITTED TO RULES

upper

May 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 7726A

upper

May 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO EDUCATION

upper

May 1, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO EDUCATION

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors