Relates to providing medically accurate instruction regarding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in all elementary and secondary schools.
This bill expands New York's Opportunity Promise Scholarship to cover all SUNY and CUNY community college programs awarding associate's degrees in high-demand fields. It directly affects students enrolled in these programs, including those in fields like nursing, cybersecurity, engineering, and green energy. The key mechanism adds all approved SUNY/CUNY associate degree programs in designated high-demand fields (updated annually by the Department of Labor) to the scholarship's eligibility. The change applies immediately for the 2025-2026 academic year and beyond, broadening access to the scholarship.
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.
This bill changes how New York school districts receive prekindergarten funding starting in the 2025-2026 school year. It allocates $17,500 per eligible full-day four-year-old student, prioritizing those from families qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch or identified as multilingual learners if funds are limited. Districts must use these grants first for these priority groups before serving other eligible students. The funding amount adjusts annually based on inflation (CPI) and is subject to available state appropriations. The policy applies to all districts receiving this specific prekindergarten grant.
Authorizes certain school districts and their municipalities to sign a memorandum of understanding authorizing a one-time annual increase to the amount of school district expenditures funded by city funds to be excluded from the maintenance of effort calculation.
This bill requires New York state schools to implement culturally responsive education for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ+) students. It mandates all public and private K-12 schools to integrate LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum across all grade levels, including lessons on historical oppression and inequity. The bill also creates a graduation requirement for high school students to complete a course meeting these standards, adds a college course requirement for teacher certification, and requires ongoing teacher training on LGBTQ+ competency. Implementation will be guided by commissioner-developed rules, model curricula, and a school climate assessment tool.
Ensures free speech on all college and university campuses within the state; creates a cause of action for those who have their freedom of speech infringed upon by a college or university.
This bill amends education law to require public school boards to set reasonable rental rates for non-school uses of school rooms (e.g., community groups, after-school programs), ensuring rates cover actual operational costs. It prohibits excluding district children from these spaces solely because they don’t attend the specific school hosting the activity. The law applies to all public school rooms used for community purposes, clarifying that attendance at the hosting school cannot be a barrier. School boards must establish these terms under the revised legal framework.
Requires that climate change and sustainability education be taught in elementary and high schools to educate pupils about how human activities cause climate change, the effects of climate change, the dangers associated with climate change and preventative measures that can be taken to alleviate the impacts of climate change.
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.
