S 9465 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Includes a component on water safety in kindergarten through twelfth grade

This bill requires New York State's education regents to include water safety instruction in the curriculum for students from kindergarten through twelfth grade. The law mandates that the instruction cover identifying drowning risks, understanding safe behaviors for both children and adults, and learning how to respond to water-related emergencies. The regents will decide how to integrate this component into existing courses, with options including interactive assemblies, presentations, or classroom activities. The changes will take effect on July 1, 2027.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Mar 13, 2026 Last action Apr 20, 2026

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S9465 → S9465A · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to streamline the legislative process by discharging the committee and ordering a reprint, while also simplifying the text of the new water safety requirements. The effective date was changed from a fixed future date to 'the first of July next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law,' allowing the law to take effect sooner if passed immediately.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability remains unchanged; it still applies to all grades from kindergarten through twelfth grade.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from a fixed date of July 1, 2027, to the first of July following the bill's enactment, potentially accelerating the implementation of water safety instruction.

REQUIREMENT

The formatting of the specific water safety requirements was condensed into a single paragraph, removing the original numbered list structure.

TECHNICAL

Procedural text was updated to indicate the bill is being discharged from committee and reprinted as amended, reflecting changes in the legislative workflow.

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 9465A

upper

Apr 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

upper

Mar 13, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO EDUCATION

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors