New York S 10256: Requires the department of education to develop informational materials on type 1 diabetes to be made available to schools for distribution to parents and guardians of students

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S10256 Summary:

BILL NOS10256 

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SAME ASSAME AS A11057

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SPONSORBYNOE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §927, Ed L

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Requires the department of education, in consultation with the department of health, to develop informational materials on type 1 diabetes; requires such materials to be made available to schools providing elementary education through the department's website; requires schools to distribute such materials to parents and guardians of elementary school students and new students.

Go to top S10256 Actions:

BILL NOS10256 

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05/08/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

06/04/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/04/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1809

06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A11057

&nbspA11057 AMEND= Benedetto

&nbsp04/24/2026referred to education

&nbsp05/27/2026reported referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/03/2026reported referred to rules

&nbsp06/03/2026reported 

&nbsp06/03/2026rules report cal.426

&nbsp06/03/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.426

&nbsp06/03/2026passed assembly

&nbsp06/03/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp06/03/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S10256

&nbsp06/04/20263RD READING CAL.1809

&nbsp06/04/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/04/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10256

 IN SENATE

 May 8, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. BYNOE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the development and
 distribution of type 1 diabetes informational materials for parents
 and guardians of students

 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 927 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 927. Type 1 diabetes informational materials. 1. The department, in
 4 consultation with the department of health, shall develop informational
 5 materials on type 1 diabetes. Such informational materials shall be made
 6 available through the department's website to each school district,
 7 board of cooperative educational services, charter school, and any other
 8 school providing elementary education. The informational materials shall
 9 be made available in English, Spanish, and any other language that is
 10 required by law or that the office deems appropriate.
 11 2. At the beginning of the two thousand twenty-six--two thousand twen-
 12 ty-seven school year, the board of education or trustees of each school
 13 district and the governing body of each charter school shall provide the
 14 type 1 diabetes informational materials to the parent or guardian of
 15 each student enrolled in the school district or school. Thereafter,
 16 such information shall be provided to the parent or guardian of each new
 17 student upon initial enrollment in the school district or school at any
 18 grade level.
 19 3. Information provided to parents and guardians pursuant to this
 20 section shall include, but shall not be limited to, all of the follow-
 21 ing:
 22 (a) A description of type 1 diabetes;
 23 (b) A description of the risk factors and warning signs associated
 24 with type 1 diabetes;
 25 (c) A recommendation that parents or guardians of students displaying
 26 warning signs associated with type 1 diabetes should immediately consult

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15552-01-6

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 1 with the student's primary care provider to determine if autoantibody
 2 screening for type 1 diabetes is appropriate;
 3 (d) A description of the autoantibody screening process for type 1
 4 diabetes and the implications of test results; and
 5 (e) A recommendation that, following a positive autoantibody test for
 6 type 1 diabetes, parents or guardians should consult with the student's
 7 primary care provider to develop an appropriate treatment plan, which
 8 may include consultation with and examination by a specialty care
 9 provider, including, but not limited to, a