New York A 5312: Authorizes high school students to vote on city-wide education councils

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A05312 Summary:

BILL NOA05312 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05550

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SPONSORTaylor

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COSPNSRSeptimo, Hyndman, Gibbs, Sayegh, Wright, Otis, Bichotte Hermelyn, Hevesi

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§2590-b & 2590-c, Ed L

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Authorizes high school students to vote on city-wide education councils regardless of age.

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BILL NOA05312 

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02/13/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5312

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. TAYLOR -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing high
 school students to vote on city-wide education councils regardless of
 age

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

 1 Section 1. The opening paragraph and subparagraph 3 of paragraph a of
 2 subdivision 4 of section 2590-b of the education law, as amended by
 3 chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, are amended to read as follows:
 4 There shall be a city-wide council on special education created pursu-
 5 ant to this section. The city-wide council on special education shall
 6 consist of [eleven] thirteen voting members [and one non-voting member],
 7 as follows:
 8 (3) [one non-voting member] two voting members who [is a] are high
 9 school [senior] students with an individualized education program,
 10 appointed by the administrator designated by the chancellor to supervise
 11 special education programs. Such member shall serve a one year term.
 12 § 2. The opening paragraph and subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of
 13 subdivision 5 of section 2590-b of the education law, as added by chap-
 14 ter 345 of the laws of 2009, are amended to read as follows:
 15 There shall be a city-wide council on English language learners
 16 created pursuant to this section. The city-wide council on English
 17 language learners shall consist of [eleven] thirteen voting members [and
 18 one non-voting member], as follows:
 19 (iii) [one non-voting member] two voting members who [is a] are high
 20 school [senior] students who [is] are or [has] have been in a bilin-
 21 gual or English as a second language program, appointed by the adminis-
 22 trator designated by the chancellor to supervise such programs. Such
 23 member shall serve a one year term.
 24 § 3. The opening paragraph and subparagraph (v) of paragraph (a) of
 25 subdivision 6 of section 2590-b of the education law, as added by chap-
 26 ter 345 of the laws of 2009, are amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09394-01-5

 A. 5312 2

 1 There shall be a city-wide council on high schools created pursuant to
 2 this section. The city-wide council on high schools shall consist of
 3 [thirteen] fifteen voting members [and one non-voting member], as
 4 follows:
 5 (v) [one non-voting member] two voting members who [is a] are public
 6 high school [senior] students, appointed by the chancellor pursuant to
 7 a process developed by the chancellor. Such member shall serve a one
 8 year term.
 9 § 4. The opening paragraph and subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of
 10 subdivision 7 of section 2590-b of the education law, as added by chap-
 11 ter 364 of the laws of 2022, are amended to read as follows:
 12 There shall be a city-wide council on district seventy-five created
 13 pursuant to this section. The city-wide council for district seventy-
 14 five shall consist of [eleven] thirteen voting members [and one non-vot-
 15 ing member], as follows:
 16 (iii) [one non-voting member] two voting members who [is a] are high
 17 school [senior] students appointed by the administrator designated by
 18 the chancellor to supervise district seventy-five schools and programs.
 19 Such member shall serve a one year term.
 20 § 5. The opening paragraph and paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of
 21 section 2590-c of the education law, as amended by chapter 364 o