Imposes a special tax of three-tenths of one percent or one dollar, whichever is greater, on the receipts from the sale of art, antique furniture or antique jewelry at auction; establishes the art education fund to provide assistance for art education and art supplies at the kindergarten through twelfth grade levels at Title I public schools.
Enacts the "Shepherd Patterson notification act"; requires a physician who treats a minor patient with a medical condition that may cause a disability to provide certain educational information to such patient's parents or guardians indicating such minor is entitled to a free and appropriate public education as defined under section five hundred four of the federal rehabilitation act of nineteen hundred seventy-three; makes related provisions.
This bill authorizes the city of Ithaca to implement a demonstration program using speed cameras in school zones to enforce speed limits and hold vehicle owners financially liable for violations. The program would allow the city to install photo monitoring systems in up to twelve school zones at a time during specified school-related hours, with strict requirements for equipment calibration, operator training, and privacy protections that limit image use to liability adjudication only. The authorization for this demonstration program would expire on December 31, 2030, and the bill was referred to the Transportation committee for further consideration.
This bill prohibits public and nonpublic schools, including charter schools, from purchasing or using biometric identifying technology like facial recognition for most purposes. The law allows exceptions for fingerprinting prospective employees to comply with education laws, logging into digital devices for academic use, and identifying employees who have provided written consent or whose unions have consented. The bill requires the director of the state education department to prepare a detailed report analyzing privacy risks, civil rights impacts, security effectiveness, data retention, breach risks, costs, and other factors before any such technology can be authorized for school use. This report must be made public and shared with state leaders while seeking feedback from teachers, parents, safety experts, and privacy advocates through public hearings.
This bill asks Governor Kathy Hochul to officially recognize March 2026 as Youth Art Month in New York State. It does not change laws or create new programs, but rather designates a specific month for public awareness of art education. The resolution highlights the importance of visual arts in schools and encourages community support for art programs. It is a ceremonial measure that directs the governor to issue a proclamation for the observance.
Provides that charter school applicants shall first apply to the community district education council or the board of education of the school district for approval for renewal of a charter within a certain amount of time and public hearings shall be conducted on such proposed application.
Establishes an Oneida county school milk pilot program allowing public schools in Oneida county to be reimbursed by the state for certain milk purchases.
Establishes the school supplies education credit to allow a resident taxpayer who is a parent, guardian or other person, lawfully having the care, custody or control of a person who has not yet attained the age of nineteen years, and such person is enrolled in elementary or secondary education in any public school, nonpublic or charter school, board of cooperative educational services, or that receives home instruction, to have a credit equal to the cost of learning materials and school supplies purchased for education purposes during the taxable year, provided that such credit shall not exceed five hundred dollars per student and shall not exceed the total one thousand five hundred dollars per family.
Enacts the "Percy Ellis Sutton search for education, elevation and knowledge program protection and accountability act" establishing funding allocation and transparency requirements, audit requirements, and reporting requirements for the Percy Ellis Sutton search for education, elevation and knowledge program at the city university of New York.
Provides additional requirements for approval of charter school applications; applies additional prohibitions to charter schools; requires certain financial disclosures by charter schools; requires charter schools to comply with provisions relating to construction, repair or demolition of school facilities; relates to admission of students.
