Relates to updating school concussion management and response protocols; requires that the injured student have returned to a full class schedule without academic accommodations prior to resuming athletic activity.
This bill asks Governor Kathy Hochul to officially designate March 2026 as Reading Month in New York State. The resolution highlights concerns about reading proficiency among students and adults, noting that many New Yorkers lack basic literacy skills. It encourages all New Yorkers to focus on reading during that month, aligning with the national observance of Reading Month. The bill does not create new laws or funding but serves as a symbolic proclamation to raise awareness about literacy.
This bill would allow state agencies, municipalities, and public authorities to offer public benefits to individuals regardless of their immigration status. It enables these entities to provide benefits to people who would qualify under federal guidelines if not for federal laws that currently restrict eligibility based on immigration status. The law applies to various departments, cities, towns, counties, school districts, and other local organizations, giving them the discretion to choose whether to participate. The bill takes effect immediately upon passage and does not require individuals to meet federal immigration requirements to receive state or local assistance.
Authorizes the state university of New York trustees are hereby authorized and empowered, without any public bidding, to lease and otherwise contract to make available to the Abby Lane Housing Corporation, a not-for-profit corporation, a portion of the lands of the university for the purpose of building undergraduate and graduate student housing.
Adds members to the board of trustees of the state university of New York who represent the interests of community colleges as full voting members of the board of trustees; provides that the local legislative body or board of the county in which a community college is located may appoint a trustee in the event that the governor fails to appoint such trustee within 180 days of a vacancy on a board of trustees of a community college.
Relates to the computation of building aid for construction, reconstruction or modernizing of no more than one project by the Schenectady city school district.
Provides that beginning in the 2026-2027 academic year, certain graduate students shall be required to pay 25% of all current and future mandatory university fees; provides that in the 2027-2028 academic year and thereafter, no mandatory university fees shall be charged to certain graduate students and adjunct staff, with the exclusion of the graduate student association student activity fee.
Relates to school property and real property taxes; establishes the blue ribbon commission on property tax reform; relates to state assistance for local real property reassessment, state assistance to assessing units within a school district, providing a fixed real property assessed value for residential real property owned by certain persons over the age of 65 and providing state reimbursement to municipalities for lost real property tax revenue; requires the state to fund certain programs mandated for municipal corporations or school districts.
This bill requires schools to establish policies for using portable airway clearance devices (which remove choking blockages during emergencies) and mandates training for school nurses and employees on their use. It directly affects schools, school nurses, and staff who may need to respond to choking incidents. Key provisions include requiring schools to create usage policies, allowing school boards to reimburse training costs, and providing liability protection for volunteers who use the devices in emergencies without expecting payment. The law does not require schools to purchase devices but sets rules for their safe use if available.
Adds members to the board of trustees of the state university of New York who represent the interests of community colleges as full voting members of the board of trustees; provides that the local legislative body or board of the county in which a community college is located may appoint a trustee in the event that the governor fails to appoint such trustee within 180 days of a vacancy on a board of trustees of a community college.
