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S02505 Summary:

BILL NOS02505A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBRISPORT

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COSPNSRBROUK, COONEY, JACKSON, LIU, MAY, SALAZAR, WEBB

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Establishes a task force to conduct a comprehensive study on the presence of educator diversity in the state, state actions taken to promote educator diversity, and how the state can encourage new initiatives to enhance and promote educator diversity in New York; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

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BILL NOS02505A

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01/21/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

01/28/20251ST REPORT CAL.209

02/03/20252ND REPORT CAL.

02/04/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

02/12/2025PASSED SENATE

02/12/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

02/12/2025referred to education

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

01/16/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

01/16/2026PRINT NUMBER 2505A

01/28/20261ST REPORT CAL.171

01/29/20262ND REPORT CAL.

02/03/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

02/05/2026PASSED SENATE

02/05/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

02/05/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2505--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. BRISPORT, BROUK, COONEY, JACKSON, LIU, MAY, SALAZAR,
 WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be commit-
 ted to the Committee on Education -- recommitted to the Committee on
 Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to establish a task force on educator diversity in New York
 state; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration
 thereof

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

 1 Section 1. Task force on educator diversity in New York state. There
 2 is hereby established a task force on educator diversity in New York
 3 state. The purpose of the task force shall be to conduct a comprehensive
 4 study on the presence of educator diversity, state actions taken to
 5 promote educator diversity in New York state, and how New York state can
 6 encourage new initiatives to enhance and promote educator diversity,
 7 including but not limited to:
 8 (a) barriers which prevent students of color from entering the teach-
 9 ing profession, or remaining in the teaching profession;
 10 (b) recruitment and retention efforts;
 11 (c) mentorship programs for current educators of color;
 12 (d) initiatives aimed at encouraging students of color to enter the
 13 teaching profession, also known as 'grow your own' initiatives;
 14 (e) scholarship opportunities for students of color who are interested
 15 in entering the teaching profession, and other funding mechanisms to
 16 assist such students;
 17 (f) initiatives that encourage teachers of color to become school
 18 leaders and administrators, and barriers that have prevented teachers of
 19 color from becoming school leaders and administrators; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06667-02-6

 S. 2505--A 2

 1 (g) reviewing and commenting on reports issued by the state education
 2 department related to educator diversity.
 3 § 2. a. The task force shall consist of fifteen members to be
 4 appointed as follows: (i) five people appointed by the governor; (ii)
 5 four people appointed by the temporary president of the senate; (iii)
 6 four people appointed by the speaker of the assembly; (iv) one person
 7 appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and (v) one person
 8 appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.
 9 b. The members of the task force shall designate one of the appointees
 10 as the chair of the task force. All appointments of members of the task
 11 force shall be made no later than thirty days after the effective date
 12 of this act. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.
 13 The members of the task force shall receive no compensa