Prohibits the use of most artificial intelligence in classrooms prior to high school except for AI used for diagnostic purposes or explicit instruction interventions for students with disabilities.
S 1272 requires all public school districts in the state to provide financial management instruction to students in grades four through eight. The bill mandates teaching practical skills like budgeting, saving, credit, debt, insurance, and investment to build personal financial responsibility. School districts must develop age-appropriate curricula with support from the education commissioner, who will create regulations and provide model teaching resources. This law takes effect July 1, 2025, after the commissioner finalizes implementation rules.
Relates to requiring the department of education to provide school districts with a list of resources and instructional materials on media literacy; defines terms.
This bill adjusts the regional labor cost index used to calculate state funding for schools in New York's Hudson Valley region. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, the Hudson Valley's index increases from 1.314 to 1.425 (matching Long Island/NYC), while other regions' rates remain unchanged. The change directly affects public school districts in the Hudson Valley by increasing their state education funding based on updated labor market cost analysis. The adjustment reflects revised median salary data for professional occupations requiring similar credentials to education roles.
This bill creates a new funding formula to provide supplemental aid to New York school districts that spend less than regional averages while serving high-need student populations, starting in the 2026-2027 school year. It calculates aid per student based on a district's "low spending percent" (how much below regional spending it is) and a "needs resource index" (measuring student needs relative to district wealth). This supplemental aid is added to each district's existing foundation aid, with per-pupil funding capped at $750. The measure directly affects qualifying low-spending, high-need districts across New York's labor force regions.
Relates to instruction in food, agriculture and nutrition in elementary and high school; contents may be varied to meet the needs of particular school districts; need not be uniform throughout the state; school districts shall utilize either the curriculum for health education instruction regarding food, agriculture and nutrition prescribed by the commissioner or a course approved by the commissioner in accordance with criteria established by the commissioner.
Increases foundation aid for school districts that meet five variables impacting academic success: free or reduced lunch, English language learners, wealth ratio, enrollment, special education, and being located in a high wealth ratio county.
Enacts the "media literacy act"; requires teachers and library media specialists to complete professional development related to media literacy education; requires a school library media specialist in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high and senior high school; directs the commissioner of education to appoint a media literacy advisory committee to study the teaching of media literacy; creates a media literacy advisory committee to annually review policy and procedures on media literacy.
Bill A 7568, known as the "school libraries curation guidance act," requires the state librarian to provide guidance on library material curation to all school library systems. This guidance will include standards to ensure library materials present a wide range of viewpoints, prohibit censorship, and provide access to developmentally relevant content for all students. It also outlines procedures for librarians to regularly review and remove materials based on factors like relevance, condition, and demand. The state librarian will maintain and publish a list of school library systems that adopt policies meeting these minimum standards.
Establishes a pilot program to provide grants to local education providers to implement high-impact tutoring programs prioritizing low-income or underserved students to address student learning loss or unfinished learning resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
