Provides for a personal income tax deduction for school supplies paid for out-of-pocket by K-12 teachers in public and nonpublic schools, up to $500 per year.
Requires the board of education and the trustees or sole trustee of every school district to establish policies and procedures regarding the treatment of transgender or gender non-conforming students.
Requires the commissioner of education, in consultation with any appropriate agency, to develop and implement an expanded curriculum or instruction for school districts on the history of organized and unorganized labor in the United States.
This bill requires all public schools to include age-appropriate anti-gun violence education as part of regular classroom instruction. It directly affects every public school in the state, mandating that teachers integrate this topic into their curriculum. The education department will develop or approve specific curricula and rules, allowing schools to adapt content locally while ensuring all materials meet state standards. Schools must also provide necessary facilities, time, and learning resources to implement this instruction.
This bill allows licensed health providers to deliver remote health services (telehealth) to students within schools. It specifically authorizes school-based health, dental, and mental health clinics and telehealth providers to offer these services during school or non-school hours, requiring them to meet state licensing standards and follow new regulations. The bill mandates that schools cannot charge for these services (funding comes from federal/state/local sources), requires parental consent for student care, and ensures telehealth supplements rather than replaces school nurses and counselors. It also sets requirements for privacy technology, staffing, and billing through new state regulations.
Creates a computer science course requirement for graduation from high school; directs the department of education to design and implement such program.
This bill requires New York State schools to include "Staten Island's Sandy Ground community" - identified as the oldest continuously inhabited free Black settlement in the U.S. - in civic education and history curricula. It mandates that all public and private schools teach about Sandy Ground alongside other historical topics like slavery, the Holocaust, and the Irish Famine. The law directs school boards to ensure instruction on this community for students over age eight, integrating it into required courses on citizenship, diversity, and human rights. The policy change directly affects all New York schools and students, embedding this specific historical site into state-mandated curriculum standards.
Senate Bill S 7743 mandates that public schools include instruction in cursive writing as part of their standard curriculum. The bill requires that by the end of fifth grade, students are able to create readable documents using legible cursive handwriting. This legislation directly affects public school students and educators by integrating cursive instruction into the basic education program.
This bill (S 1117) proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the state to provide free public education for all students from pre-kindergarten through undergraduate degree programs. It would amend the state constitution to mandate that the legislature fund and maintain a system of free quality education covering all public K-12 schools and post-secondary institutions offering bachelor's degrees or certifications. The amendment must be approved by voters in a future election after a 3-month public review period, as outlined in the bill's text. Currently, the bill is under review by the Judiciary Committee following an attorney general's opinion.
Creates an artificial intelligence working group within the department of education for the purpose of developing guidance and a model policy on the safe and effective use of artificial intelligence in ways that benefit, and do not harm, pupils and educators.
