This bill establishes a New York state program to redeem up to $9,000 of student loans for eligible public school teachers. It directly affects teachers hired after the law's effective date who teach STEM subjects or special education, meet specific academic criteria (top 20% in high school, 3.5 GPA, or top 20% SAT/ACT scores), and complete three consecutive years of full-time teaching. The program redeems eligible loan balances after three years of service, with the state covering up to $9,000 or the actual debt balance, whichever is lower, upon submission of employment proof. Teachers may cancel the contract with written notice but must repay any unredeemed debt.
Enacts the "freedom to read act"; requires the commissioner of education and school library systems to develop policies to ensure that school libraries and library staff are empowered to curate and develop collections that provide students with access to the widest array of developmentally appropriate materials available.
Requires student onboarding and ongoing education on reproductive health services available to students including where the closest reproductive health clinics are located; all resources available to a student seeking reproductive health services including but not limited to financial assistance and mental health services and any reproductive health resources available to a student through the institution.
Requires that public schools provide instruction on climate change, including but not limited to identifying the causes and impacts of climate change on individuals, environments and communities, and learning to evaluate solutions.
S 3721 requires New York's education commissioner to reschedule any cancelled Regents examinations within 20 business days of the original test date. This directly affects students whose exams were cancelled due to disruptions like weather or emergencies. The key provision mandates the commissioner to establish new test dates promptly, ensuring minimal disruption to graduation timelines. The bill creates a clear, time-bound process for rescheduling without altering exam content or standards. (Procedural bill; summary focuses on concrete requirement.)
Bill A 8128 removes the specific funding cap for teacher resource and computer training centers within the New York City school district. Previously, these centers had a maximum state funding limit of $16.8 million. This bill amends the education law to eliminate that particular restriction, allowing these centers in New York City to receive state funds without a specified maximum amount. Other teacher resource and computer training centers across the state will continue to have a $2 million per-center funding cap.
Establishes the "education affordability act" and tax credit; provides credits against income and corporate franchise tax for various qualified education investments including scholarships, education funds and home-based instructional materials.
This bill (S 132) prevents town, city, or county industrial development agencies from waiving taxes that would otherwise go to school districts. It prohibits these agencies from entering into agreements that replace tax payments (like "payment in lieu of taxes") or waiving other taxes directly payable to school districts. The law ensures school districts retain all tax revenue that would have been collected from industrial development projects. This directly affects local industrial development agencies and school districts by requiring full tax payments instead of waivers.
This bill (A2413) requires tuition rates for private residential and non-residential schools providing special education services to disabled students (and special act school districts) to increase annually by the same percentage as the state's general support for public schools. It directly affects these private schools and districts by tying their reimbursement rates to public school funding growth starting with the 2025-2026 school year. The bill amends existing law to mandate this adjustment mechanism, replacing previous cost-of-living adjustments for these specific programs. It does not apply to general public school tuition or other educational programs. The bill was referred to the Education Committee on January 16, 2025.
Requires instruction in civic education for grades 5 through 12 including instruction on the NYS constitution; federal, state and local government; civic literacy; methods of public participation; and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
