New York A 3631: Requires that statements of employee rights and employer obligations for domestic workers are prepared in English, Spanish, Creole and other necessary languages

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A03631 Summary:

BILL NOA03631 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01295

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SPONSORTague

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COSPNSRDeStefano, Manktelow, Woerner, Hawley, Palmesano, Jensen, DiPietro, Lemondes, Miller, Mikulin,
 Gibbs, Gallahan, Simpson, Morinello, Smullen, Angelino, Yeger, Brown E, Brown K, Blankenbush,
 Maher, McDonough, Brabenec, Gandolfo, Chang, Giglio

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §915-a, Ed L

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Permits schools located within the state to purchase reduced fat or whole New York milk to provide or sell at such school.

Go to top A03631 Actions:

BILL NOA03631 

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01/29/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

05/18/2026held for consideration in education

Go to topA03631 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:EDUCATION Chair:Benedetto 
DATE:05/18/2026AYE/NAY:17/7 Action: Held for Consideration Correction Date:05/22/2026BenedettoAyeSmithNay

MagnarelliAyeMcDonoughExcused

PaulinAyeMikulinExcused

RamosAyeReillyNay

KimExcusedBrownNay

OtisAyeChangNay

HyndmanAyePirozzoloNay

BronsonAyeSempolinskiNay

RomeroAyeMillerNay

Bichotte HermelAbsent

JacobsonAye

ButtenschonAbsent

ConradAbsent

JacksonAye

MitaynesAye

SeptimoAbsent

De Los SantosAye

Pheffer AmatoAye

GibbsAye

ClarkAye

ZaccaroAye

TorresAye

Go to topA03631 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA03631 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3631

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 29, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. TAGUE, DeSTEFANO, MANKTELOW, WOERNER, HAWLEY,
 PALMESANO, JENSEN, DiPIETRO, LEMONDES, MILLER, MIKULIN, GIBBS, GALLA-
 HAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to permitting schools
 located within the state to purchase certain New York milk

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 915-a
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 915-a. Milk options. 1. As used in this section, the following terms
 4 shall have the following meanings:
 5 (a) "New York milk" shall mean raw milk produced by the milking of
 6 cows physically located within the geographic boundaries of the state,
 7 transported to a dairy processing facility located within the geographic
 8 boundaries of the state and processed as fluid milk into containers
 9 intended for distribution to consumers.
 10 (b) "Reduced fat New York milk" shall mean New York milk containing
 11 two percent milk fat. The term includes New York milk that has been
 12 flavored.
 13 (c) "Whole New York milk" shall mean New York milk containing at least
 14 three percent milk fat. The term includes New York milk that has been
 15 flavored.
 16 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation to the
 17 contrary, a school board or other governing entity of a school located
 18 in the state may elect to utilize funds from state or local sources to
 19 obtain whole New York milk or reduced fat New York milk to provide or
 20 sell at such school.
 21 3. The commissioner of education shall notify the superintendent or
 22 chief administrator of each school in the state of the provisions of
 23 this section.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01657-01-5

 A. 3631 2

 1 4. The attorney general shall, on behalf of a school located within
 2 the state, bring a civil action against the federal government or any
 3 other entity to recover funds withheld or revoked as a result of an
 4 action taken by the school board or other governing entity of such
 5 school pursuant to subdivision two of this section.
 6 5. No later than two years after the effective date of this section,
 7 the commissioner of education, in consultation with the commissioner of
 8 agriculture and markets, shall issue a report to the governor and the
 9 legislature. Such report shall include all of the following information:
 10 (a) A list of schools located within the state that have elected to
 11 provide or sell New York milk under this section.
 12 (b) The approximate increase or decrease in the consumption of fluid
 13 milk at schools located within the state since the effectiv