Provides an annual scholarship of $1,000 for students with a minimum 3.0 high school GPA who attend a New York state public postsecondary institution.
This bill requires all senior high schools to include voluntary cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instruction as part of their health education curriculum. It mandates that instructors must hold valid CPR certification and that school authorities provide necessary facilities, time, and learning materials. The curriculum must meet or exceed standards set by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross, ensuring quality instruction without prescribing lower-quality alternatives. The bill directly affects public and private senior high schools across the state and takes effect July 1, 2025.
This bill adds voting seats for high school students on four New York City education councils: special education, English language learners, high schools, and District 75. It requires each council to include two student members who are enrolled in public high schools within the relevant district, appointed by school administrators or the chancellor. Students serve one-year terms and participate in decision-making on education policies affecting their schools. The bill directly impacts high school students by giving them formal representation on city-wide education boards.
Extends the powers of the monitor of the Wyandanch union free school district to include overriding of any resolutions or motions; authorizes the monitor to direct the board, superintendent, and/or other school district officers to undergo any necessary training; grants the monitor the power to approve or disapprove the appointment of the superintendent by the board of education; requires an academic improvement plan to be developed by the board of education and the monitor.
S 3230 would allow military spouses who move to New York due to military orders to get teaching licenses faster if they already hold a valid license in another state. It creates a temporary teaching permit valid for six months (extendable by another six months) while they provide missing documents, and reduces the application fee by half. This directly affects military spouses seeking to teach in New York schools after a military relocation, streamlining their path to full licensure. The bill requires applicants to verify their spouse’s military status and show their out-of-state license is in good standing.
Requires funding for special education services and programs for preschool children with disabilities to cover joint classroom instruction for such children with disabilities and other children for the same number of hours each day.
Directs the commissioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents regarding the incorporation of instruction in artificial intelligence system literacy into the school curriculum at the elementary, junior high and senior high levels; directs the board of regents to adopt guidelines if the curriculum is adopted.
Conforms the New York state college choice tuition savings program to the federal qualified tuition program so as to include savings for grades kindergarten through 12.
Requires school districts to have diversity, equity and inclusion officers to develop methods to diversify the personnel of the school district and to recommend changes to district policies and practices to reduce racial disparities in hiring school district employees, particularly teachers; requires boards of education to annually report information regarding such policies and practices to the department of education; requires the department of education to annually report such information to the legislature.
This bill allows home-schooled students (who would otherwise attend public school without tuition) to request enrollment in career education classes at local cooperative educational services. School districts must establish written policies permitting this, requiring home-schooled students to meet the same behavioral standards, academic requirements (including annual assessments), and health regulations as public school students. Parents must submit written requests by April 15th each year, and districts may only provide transportation from the student's home school bus route to the cooperative education site. The policy must explicitly include these requirements for eligibility.
