NY Committee | Senate Education | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | S02630 | Requires school districts to establish a language assistance program for limited English proficient parents of students; requires record keeping and annual reporting; permits districts to jointly establish such programs. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 |
| NY | S02640 | Enacts the "Nurse of Tomorrow Act of 2013" to provide for grants from the state commissioner of education to public and not-for-profit hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, schools and other entities for nurse recruitment, education and retention co... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 |
| NY | S02764 | Provides an exception to high school athletic competition eligibility by permitting pupils with a developmental or physical disability to compete for a fifth year. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 |
| NY | S02765 | Authorizes boards of education to enter into cooperative contracts with other school districts, boards of education, counties, municipalities, or any division of the state for any services, goods or products it has the duty or power to provide, so lo... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 |
| NY | S02645 | Authorizes school districts to establish reserve funds for the payment of their contributions to the New York state teachers' retirement system. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 |
| NY | S02687 | Relates to vacancies on boards of cooperative educational services. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 |
| NY | S02775 | Relates to permitting the city of Lockport school district to designate the entire city school district as a single election district. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 |
| NY | S02781 | Repeals certain provisions of the education law relating to qualifications of superintendents. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 |
| NY | S02806 | Relates to the commissioner of education's ability to issue a superintendent certificate to persons seeking exceptionally qualified status in cities of one million or more inhabitants. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 |
| NY | S02800 | Exempts BOCES capital expenditures from limitations upon local school district tax levies. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 |
| NY | S02562 | Requires provisions in schools that prohibit harassment, intimidation or bullying whether by electronic communication or a written, verbal, physical or sexual act. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| NY | S02506 | Relates to admission of institutions of higher education for pupils receiving home instruction; prohibits the commissioner from requiring pupils who have completed the requirements of a home school education or a non-public school program to obtain o... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-18 |
| NY | S02501 | Extends provisions for internal audits by school districts from annually to every five years. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-18 |
| NY | S02420 | Provides for the mandatory implementation by school districts of social and emotional development into elementary and secondary school educational programs. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-17 |
| NY | S02393 | Provides that a board of education may, at its discretion, provide transportation for pupils residing within the school district to a nonpublic school located more than fifteen miles from the home of such pupil; requires parents of pupils to reimburs... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-17 |
| NY | S02464 | Requires elementary schools to report the results of English/language arts and mathematics assessments to the parents of pupils by the last day of classes for the school year. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-17 |
| NY | S02496 | Requires the certification or training of teachers, administrators and instructors in the area of dyslexia and related disorders. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-17 |
| NY | S02460 | Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to develop guidelines for transportation of students on field trips. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-17 |
| NY | S02451 | Permits BOCES to contract with third party vendors for approved technology activities and services at the request of two or more school districts; allows the commissioner of education to approve such technology activities and services as aidable shar... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-17 |
| NY | S02489 | Requires the commissioner of education to reschedule cancelled regents examinations within 20 business days of the original date. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-17 |
| NY | S02437 | Provides for the screening for childhood obesity by elementary and secondary schools; requires instruction in schools on good health practices. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-17 |
| NY | S02327 | Authorizes the use of school facilities by not-for-profit or charitable organizations for the operation of after-school programs; such programs shall present some form of educational instruction or academic material, or promote physical education; th... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-16 |
| NY | S02282 | Provides that the territory of central high school districts that merge in the county of Suffolk does not need to be contiguous. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-15 |
| NY | S02288 | Directs the commissioner of education to promulgate rule and regulations that prohibit harassment, intimidation and bullying of students; school districts shall be responsible for making copies of such policies available to parents, guardians, studen... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-15 |
| NY | S02302 | Requires pre-employment investigation of school district personnel to determine criminal history or the presence of controlled substances or communicable diseases; requires submission to fingerprinting and other tests. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-15 |
| NY | S02314 | Enacts the "New York state comprehensive information system act"; authorizes the state library to coordinate the purchase of electronic databases or other information resources for state agencies, library systems and other governmental entities. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-15 |
| NY | S02187 | Provides for aidable reimbursement for universal prekindergarten pupils in certain circumstances. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-14 |
| NY | S02134 | Requires a course of instruction on the provisions of the federalist papers and the United States constitution to be provided to high school students. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-11 |
| NY | S02116 | Relates to foundation aid and the minimum local contribution thereto. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-11 |
| NY | S02127 | Provides for studies and procedures for the consolidation of school districts. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-11 |
| NY | S01396 | Requires the notification in writing of discharge or transfer of minors from attendance upon instruction and the reporting of such data to the legislature; the notification shall include a breakdown of all discharges and dropout of students under 21,... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-09 |
| NY | S01140 | Provides that charter school applications shall be approved or disapproved by the local school board in certain districts and in cities of one million or more approval or disapproval shall be made by the chancellor. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-09 |
| NY | S00884 | Relates to requirements for expenditures from reserve funds by school districts; permits the governing body of a school district to expend up to 50% of such fund without voter approval; repeals such provisions on June 30, 2016. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-09 |
| NY | S01139 | Abolishes the Hudson river-Black river regulating district and devolves such powers to the power authority of the state of New York. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-09 |
| NY | S01641 | Includes pupils from school districts within a city having a population of one million or more within the definition of child for the purposes of their protection from abuse and maltreatment in educational settings. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-09 |
| NY | S01640 | Requires school districts and boards of cooperative educational services to immediately report bias related offenses to law enforcement agencies. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-09 |
| NY | S01382 | Provides for the provision of temporary emergency educational assistance to school districts which fail to provide a sound basic education to the students in such district; provides such assistance shall be in addition to any other state aid provided... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-09 |
| NY | S00868 | Provides for the election of members of the board of education of the Buffalo city school district in November rather than in May; creates a timetable for the electoral proceedings therefor; extends the terms of current members of such board to the l... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-09 |
| NY | S01374 | Relates to the duties of the commissioner of education with regard to early childhood education from birth through age five. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-09 |
| NY | S01373 | Relates to school based health and mental health clinics in certain cities. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-09 |
| NY | S01372 | Requires schools to accept credits for educational programs at OCFS facilities as transfer credits. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-09 |
| NY | S00859 | Provides for the establishment of a voluntary chaplaincy program for the public schools; applies to all school districts and supervisory districts; provides for chaplains to serve without compensation and for no fees to be charged by the districts; r... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-09 |
| NY | S00346 | Authorizes school districts to establish policies prohibiting the wearing of gang-related apparel, markings or symbols. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-09 |
| NY | S01368 | Clarifies that individuals have the ability to vote by absentee ballot in certain elections where their maximum sentence of imprisonment has expired. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-09 |
| NY | S00595 | Authorizes pupils and camp attendees to carry and use topical sunscreen products with the written permission of their parents or guardians; requires a record of such permission be maintained in the child's school office and/or camp office. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-09 |
| NY | S00846 | Requires schools to provide instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-09 |
| NY | S02035 | Provides for the issuance of a superintendent's certificate to persons possessing exceptional qualifications in specific business operations who do not meet all of the graduate course or teaching requirements to be eligible for the position of superi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-09 |
| NY | S01092 | Establishes an energy reserve fund for school districts and boards of cooperative educational services. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-09 |
| NY | S01945 | Authorizes school district property to be used for not-for-profit dental clinics providing care to families in the district upon the approval of the trustees or board of education of a school district. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-09 |
| NY | S00062 | Provides for a gun violence prevention program in the public schools; provides that the program is to be developed by the department of education in conjunction with other state agencies and educational organizations and is to be made available to sc... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-09 |
