New York A 6384: Relates to the number and duties of assistant principals to be assigned to school districts in the city of New York

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A06384 Summary:

BILL NOA06384A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORHyndman

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COSPNSRCarroll R, Epstein, Cunningham, Pheffer Amato, Hooks, Reilly

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§2590-i & 2573, Ed L

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Relates to the number and duties of assistant principals to be assigned to school districts in the city of New York.

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BILL NOA06384A

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03/04/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

03/26/2026amend (t) and recommit to education

03/26/2026print number 6384a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6384--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN, R. CARROLL, CUNNINGHAM, PHEFFER AMATO,
 HOOKS, REILLY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
 -- recommitted to the Committee on Education in accordance with Assem-
 bly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the number and duties
 of assistant principals to be assigned to school districts in the city
 of New York

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

 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. To ensure the safety and security of
 2 school communities, the appropriate supervision of staff and personnel,
 3 and the proper management of school buildings, all schools must have
 4 appropriate staffing, including administrators. To ensure the safety and
 5 security of all students and school staff and personnel, the following
 6 minimum staffing standards must be met.
 7 § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 2590-i of the education law is amended
 8 by adding three new paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) to read as follows:
 9 (d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (d) of subdivision four of
 10 section twenty-five hundred ninety-j of this article, each school shall
 11 have appointed a minimum of one assistant principal. All assistant prin-
 12 cipals shall maintain all appropriate certifications as required by
 13 regulation.
 14 (e) Assistant principals shall be responsible for the safe operation
 15 of the school on occasions when the principal is not present.
 16 (f) Assistant principals may be required by the chancellor or the
 17 superintendent to provide or participate in training or other forms of
 18 staff development or to address identified areas of educational need and
 19 promote student achievement and school performance.
 20 § 3. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 2573 of the education
 21 law is amended by adding a new subparagraph iii to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00536-05-6

 A. 6384--A 2

 1 iii. Notwithstanding subparagraphs i and ii of this paragraph, each
 2 school shall appoint a minimum of one full-time assistant principal. All
 3 assistant principals shall maintain all appropriate certifications as
 4 required by regulation. Assistant principals shall be responsible for
 5 the safe operation of the school on occasions when the principal is not
 6 present. Assistant principals may be required by the chancellor or the
 7 superintendent to provide or participate in training or other forms of
 8 staff development or to address identified areas of educational need and
 9 promote student achievement and school performance.
 10 § 4. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 11 the date on which it shall have become a law; provided however that the
 12 amendments to section 2590-i of the education law made by section two of
 13 this act shall survive the expiration and reversion of such section as
 14 provided in section 17 of chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, as amended.

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