This bill (S 5797) requires New York City school districts to provide charter schools with space in public buildings or cover rental costs if they cannot secure such space. It directly affects NYC charter schools, particularly new schools or those expanding grade levels, by mandating city-funded rental assistance if they win co-location appeals. Key provisions include phased payments: existing schools receive 20% of eligible costs in 2025-26, increasing to 100% by 2029-30, while new schools receive up to 30% of tuition-based costs for rental space. The bill ensures charter schools can access affordable facilities without bearing relocation costs, with payments tied to enrollment and expansion timelines.
This bill (A 8971) creates a process to assess how New York schools teach Italian American heritage history. The state education commissioner must survey school districts on topics like which grades cover this history, curriculum used, and challenges faced. An advisory committee of appointed experts will then review the survey results and recommend improvements to K-12 curriculum and teaching resources. The committee must submit recommendations within two years and disband after that, with the entire process expiring three years after enactment. The bill directly affects school districts and state education officials, but does not mandate specific curriculum changes.
This bill raises the income threshold where New York's tuition assistance program aid begins to decrease from $7,000 to $18,000 annually. It directly affects low-to-moderate-income students who qualify for state tuition aid based on household income. The key change modifies the income brackets: aid remains full for incomes under $18,000, with gradual reductions applying only above that level. This adjustment means more students will receive full tuition assistance before aid starts phasing out. The policy change takes effect 180 days after enactment.
This bill (S 6950) requires charter schools to follow the same suspension procedures for students as public schools, ensuring consistency in due process. It amends education law to clarify that charter schools must use their board of trustees (not a public school board) when applying suspension rules under Section 3214. The law specifically states students can only be suspended in line with public school due process requirements, and charter schools cannot deny admission to students suspended from public schools until that suspension period ends. This affects all charter schools and their students by standardizing disciplinary processes.
Relates to providing access to laptops for high school and higher education students and textbooks for higher education students; provides access to laptops and textbooks without charge.
Requires any school district in the state shall provide, to pupils in grades nine through twelve, one full unit of instruction designed to promote consumer awareness and financial education.
Provides an annual tax levy limit allowing for expenditures directly or indirectly related to school safety, including improving district wide emergency response plans, training staff and/or students on school safety and/or conflict mediation, installing and maintaining safety technology and software in school buildings, hiring school resource officers, acquiring emergency medical equipment, installing fencing around the perimeter of school grounds, installing bulletproof doors and windows, acquiring and maintaining technology for expedited notification of local law enforcement during an emergency.
Creates a computer science course requirement for graduation from high school; directs the department of education to design and implement such program.
This bill (S 1712) requires Medicaid to cover services provided by school psychologists certified under education law, where those services would otherwise qualify for Medicaid coverage. It directly affects students receiving psychological services in schools and school psychologists who provide those services. The key provision adds a specific category to Medicaid coverage, clarifying that such services must be covered without altering the scope of practice defined for school psychologists under education law. The bill takes effect 180 days after enactment.
This bill requires New York school districts to develop and implement age-appropriate hate crime awareness curriculum. It mandates that the state education commissioner, working with the Division of Human Rights, create content covering discrimination, religious intolerance (including anti-Semitism and Islamophobia), and positive actions to promote inclusion. School districts may integrate this curriculum into existing social studies programs or other suitable formats. The law applies directly to all public school districts and takes effect July 1, 2025.
