New York S 7726: Establishes interschool robotics competitions for certain schools

Status: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (as of 2026-05-21)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 7726

Sponsors: Mario Mattera

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S07726 Summary:

BILL NOS07726A

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Directs the commissioner of education to promulgate and review as necessary rules and regulations allowing trustees and boards of education of schools with a robotics program to conduct interschool robotics competitions for grades nine through twelve equivalent to the interschool athletic competitions conducted by such schools.

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BILL NOS07726A

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05/01/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

05/12/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

05/12/2026PRINT NUMBER 7726A

05/19/20261ST REPORT CAL.1177

05/20/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/21/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/05/2026COMMITTED TO RULES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7726--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 1, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MATTERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed 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 amend the education law, in relation to establishing inter-
 school robotics competitions for certain schools

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

 1 Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 63 to read as follows:
 3 63. The commissioner shall promulgate and review as necessary rules
 4 and regulations allowing trustees and boards of education of schools
 5 with a robotics program to conduct interschool robotics competitions for
 6 grades nine through twelve equivalent to the interschool athletic compe-
 7 titions conducted by such schools.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 9 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
 10 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
 11 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
 12 to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11696-02-6

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