Relates to the number and duties of assistant principals to be assigned to school districts in the city of New York
This bill (S 82) requires all New York City public schools to have at least one certified assistant principal. It directly affects NYC schools and their administrative staffing. Key provisions include mandating that assistant principals handle school safety when the principal is absent and may be required to attend training to address educational needs. The bill sets minimum staffing standards to ensure school safety and proper management, without changing funding or creating new programs.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action Jun 4, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was renumbered from S. 82-A to S. 82-B and its text was reorganized. The substantive content regarding assistant principal duties was moved from a separate section to the end of the bill, while the effective date and survival clause were moved to Section 3. No new policy requirements, funding, or eligibility criteria were added or removed.
TECHNICAL
The bill number was updated from S. 82-A to S. 82-B, and the internal section numbering was reordered to place the effective date clause earlier in the document.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2026
How they voted
60–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 63
Jun 4, 2026
D
Democratic41
92% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Amendments
4
Jun 4, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
lower
Jun 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 4, 2026
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
May 19, 2026
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
May 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 82B
upper
May 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 82A
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION
upper
May 27, 2025
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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