Education (School Safety)

in committee · New York · Senate May 14, 2026

S 6858: Provides for daily recess for elementary students

Requires each school district to ensure that every public school in which school days exceed five hours in duration provides up to thirty minutes of daily recess within the school day for all students in kindergarten through fifth grade and for students in sixth grade who attend an elementary school.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates daily recess for K-5, enhancing student well-being and school programs, aligning with support indicators for student program improvements95% confidence

Sub-Topics K-12 Education School Safety Student Health

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in committee · New York · Senate May 5, 2026

S 16: Enacts Jacobe's Law

S 16, "Jacobe's Law," requires school staff to contact parents or guardians when bullying or harassment is confirmed involving a student. School counselors, principals, or other designated staff must first discuss with the student whether contacting parents would raise health, safety, or privacy concerns before making reasonable efforts to notify them via phone, email, or mail. The law also protects individuals who report bullying or harassment in good faith from retaliation or legal liability. This affects students involved in such incidents, their parents/guardians, and school staff responsible for handling reports.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates bullying reporting protocols and protects reporters from retaliation, enhancing student safety in schools.85% confidence

Sub-Topics School Safety Student Health

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 447: Relates to requiring guidance counselors in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high and senior high school

Requires at least one full-time guidance counselor to be employed in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior and senior high school throughout the state; sets duties of guidance counselors.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates full-time guidance counselors in all K-12 schools, directly enhancing student support services and aligning with educational resource allocation.95% confidence

Sub-Topics School Safety Student Health

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 5148: Prohibits certain punishments and interventions in schools

Prohibits certain punishments and interventions in schools including corporal punishment, chemical restraints, mechanical restraints and other aversive interventions; authorizes limited use of timeouts and necessary physical restraints; creates a private right of action for violations.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationProhibits harmful school punishments like corporal punishment, enhancing student safety and well-being in educational settings.90% confidence

Sub-Topics School Safety

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 6046: Relates to discipline in schools

Prohibits the use of certain restraints and aversive interventions against students; includes policies and procedures for responding to students who have mental health crises in school safety plans; provides that no student shall be subjected to chemical restraints, mechanical restraints, or seclusion on school property; requires the board of education or trustees of each public school and school district to develop a procedure to notify the parent or legal guardian of a student on the same day a physical restraint is applied on such student, such student is placed in a time out room, or such student is subjected to a prohibited form of discipline.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationProhibits harmful restraints/seclusion and mandates mental health crisis protocols in schools, directly protecting student welfare and improving school safety policies.92% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires school safety plans for mental health crises and prohibits harmful restraints, directly supporting mental health services in educational settings.95% confidence

Sub-Topics School Safety Special Education Student Health

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 5024: Requires the department of education to develop school health and mental health professionals to student ratios in public schools

Requires the department of education to develop school health and mental health professionals to student ratios in public schools for students who do not receive services pursuant to the individuals with disabilities education act.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates development of health/mental health professional-to-student ratios, enhancing student access to support services and aligning with educational access and student program support.92% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates developing school mental health professional-to-student ratios, directly advancing access to mental health services for students outside IDEA coverage.90% confidence

Sub-Topics School Safety Special Education Student Health Mental Health

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 3752: Expands the monitoring of student incidents within the online occurrence reporting system

Expands the monitoring of student incidents within the online occurrence reporting system to maintain and store data for the entirety of a student's elementary and secondary education, in order to allow school principals to identify repeated incidents of behavior and determine if additional support or intervention is needed.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill expands K-12 incident monitoring to identify behavioral patterns and enable targeted student support/intervention, enhancing educational environment and student well-being.90% confidence

Sub-Topics School Safety

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 6423: Transportation services for certain school districts

This bill allows the school districts in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and Yonkers to provide transportation for students living half a mile or more from school if safety concerns require it. Districts must get board approval and commissioner permission to offer this service, which is limited to safety-related trips within a 15-mile radius and must be provided equally to all eligible students. Transportation costs under this program count toward state aid calculations, and districts must report on program costs, benefits, and impacts on attendance and academic performance by September 15, 2028. The law directly affects students in those four city districts who qualify based on safety and distance.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationEnables safety-focused student transportation to improve access to schools, with costs counting toward state aid calculations, directly expanding educational access.85% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationEnables school districts to provide safety-focused student transportation, aligning with enhancing transportation safety per topic definition.95% confidence

Sub-Topics School Safety School Transportation

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 928: Requires a review of school safety plans for traffic and transportation issues

Requires a local transportation regulatory agency to review school safety plans for traffic and transportation issues prior to the issuance of a building permit for a new school facility or the expansion or renovation of an existing school facility.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationRequires safety reviews for school facility traffic plans, enhancing infrastructure safety and aligning with education infrastructure improvements.85% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationMandates review of school traffic safety plans, enhancing transportation safety standards for school facilities85% confidence

Sub-Topics School Safety School Transportation Pedestrian Safety Traffic Safety

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 8287: Requires rip current, rip tide and undertow curriculum or instruction

Enacts "Alexandra's law" to require school districts and charter schools to include in the curriculum or instruction teaching students how to recognize and react to rip currents, rip tides and undertows.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates inclusion of rip current safety curriculum in schools, enhancing student program content related to water safety education.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Curriculum School Safety

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