New York S 6355: Relates to the qualifications to serve as a member of the citywide council on English language learners and of the citywide council on high schools

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S06355 Summary:

BILL NOS06355A

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SAME ASSAME AS A10079-A

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SPONSORLIU

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COSPNSRCLEARE

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §2590-b, Ed L

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Allows parents of a child who has ever received services through an English as a second language program to serve as a member of the citywide council on English language learners and of the citywide council on high schools even if the child is no longer enrolled.

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BILL NOS06355A

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03/11/2025REFERRED TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION

05/27/20251ST REPORT CAL.1307

05/28/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/29/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION

02/20/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION

02/20/2026PRINT NUMBER 6355A

05/19/20261ST REPORT CAL.1172

05/20/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/21/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/02/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A10079A

&nbspA10079 AMEND=A Gibbs

&nbsp01/30/2026referred to education

&nbsp02/19/2026amend and recommit to education

&nbsp02/19/2026print number 10079a

&nbsp02/25/2026reported 

&nbsp02/26/2026advanced to third reading cal.279

&nbsp03/04/2026passed assembly

&nbsp03/04/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp03/04/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

&nbsp06/02/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S6355A

&nbsp06/02/20263RD READING CAL.1172

&nbsp06/02/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/02/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6355--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 11, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. LIU, CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and
 when printed to be committed to the Committee on New York City Educa-
 tion -- recommitted to the Committee on New York City Education in
 accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the qualifications to
 serve as a member of the citywide council on English language learners
 and of the citywide council on high schools

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of
 2 section 2590-b of the education law, as amended by chapter 103 of the
 3 laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (i) nine voting members who shall be parents of students who are or
 5 have been at any time enrolled in a bilingual or English as a second
 6 language program conducted pursuant to section thirty-two hundred four
 7 of this chapter[, some of whom may be parents of students who have been
 8 in such a program within the preceding two years], to be selected by
 9 parents of students who receive or have at any time received such
 10 services pursuant to a representative process developed by the chancel-
 11 lor. Such members shall serve a two year term and shall be eligible to
 12 continue serving their term following the conclusion of their child's
 13 enrollment in a bilingual or English as a second language program;
 14 § 2. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section
 15 2590-b of the education law, as added by chapter 345 of the laws of
 16 2009, is amended to read as follows:
 17 (iii) one voting member who shall be a parent of a student who is or
 18 has been at any time enrolled in a bilingual or English as a second
 19 language program conducted in a public high school. Such member shall be
 20 appointed by the city-wide council on English language learners, and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10424-03-6

 S. 6355--A 2

 1 shall serve a two year term and shall be eligible to continue serving
 2 their term following the conclusion of their child's enrollment in a
 3 bilingual or English as a second language program;
 4 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
 5 the amendments to section 2590-b of the education law made by sections
 6 one and two of this act shall not affect the expiration or repeal of
 7 such provisions and