New York Senate Bill 843 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 3 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-03 - SIGNED CHAP.86
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides that in a city school district in a city having a population of one million or more inhabitants, a plan developed in collaboration with the collective bargaining units representing teachers and the principals beginning in September 2022 and signed off on by the chancellor and the presidents of each bargaining unit, to reduce class sizes beginning September 2023 and to be achieved by September 2028 for all classes; requires a report on or before November 15, 2023 and on or before November 15th of each year thereafter; further requires the city school district to submit a financial impact statement on November 15, 2025.

Provides that in a city school district in a city having a population of one million or more inhabitants, a plan developed in collaboration with the collective bargaining units representing teachers and the principals beginning in September 2022 and signed off on by the chancellor and the presidents of each bargaining unit, to reduce class sizes beginning September 2023 and to be achieved by September 2028 for all classes; requires a report on or before November 15, 2023 and on or before November 15th of each year thereafter; further requires the city school district to submit a financial impact statement on November 15, 2025.

Sen. John Liu [D]

2023-01-24 - Assembly - Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 141 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2023-01-23 - Senate - Senate Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 56 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-09 - Senate - Senate Rules Committee Vote (Y: 18 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-03	Senate	SIGNED CHAP.86
2023-03-03	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
2023-01-24	Assembly	returned to senate
2023-01-24	Assembly	passed assembly
2023-01-24	Assembly	ordered to third reading rules cal.53
2023-01-24	Assembly	substituted for a1006
2023-01-23	Assembly	referred to education
2023-01-23	Senate	DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2023-01-23	Senate	PASSED SENATE
2023-01-09	Senate	ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.52
2023-01-06	Senate	REFERRED TO RULES

A01006 (Same As) 2023-01-24 - substituted by s843

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S843
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S00843&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S00843
Roll Call	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S843#SC1
Roll Call	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S843#SF1
Roll Call	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S00843&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#AF1