New York A 10040: Relates to the number of grand jury stenographers that the district attorney may appoint in the county of Onondaga

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A10040 Summary:

BILL NOA10040A

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Add §4411, amd §§3612, 3004-a, 3033 & 669-f, Ed L

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Provides for automatic eligibility to teacher support and retention programs for teachers employed by certain schools receiving funding for the provision of special education.

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BILL NOA10040A

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01/30/2026referred to education

05/15/2026amend and recommit to education

05/15/2026print number 10040a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 10040--A

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. TAPIA, OTIS -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to access to statewide
 teacher support and retention programs

 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 4411
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 4411. Access to statewide teacher support and retention programs. 1.
 4 For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the
 5 following meanings:
 6 (a) "Covered school" means a school or preschool receiving funding
 7 under this article for the provision of special education.
 8 (b) "Teacher support and retention program" means any statewide initi-
 9 ative, policy, funding stream, or award program administered, author-
 10 ized, or overseen by the department, the regents, the university of the
 11 state of New York, or any other state-affiliated educational entity:
 12 (i) that is designed to:
 13 (1) recruit individuals into the teaching profession;
 14 (2) support teacher preparation, certification, or licensure;
 15 (3) provide professional development, mentorship, or continuing educa-
 16 tion;
 17 (4) recognize teaching excellence or support teacher leadership;
 18 (5) retain teachers in high-need, underserved, or hard-to-staff
 19 schools or subject areas;
 20 (6) promote teacher diversity, equity, inclusion, and cultural respon-
 21 siveness; or
 22 (7) offer financial or career-based incentives to enhance recruitment
 23 and retention, including but not limited to scholarships, stipends,
 24 housing assistance, loan forgiveness, tuition reimbursement, or wage
 25 supplements; and
 26 (ii) including, but not limited to:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14224-02-6

 A. 10040--A 2

 1 (1) the teacher opportunity corps (TOC) under section 55.2 of title
 2 eight of the New York codes, rules and regulations;
 3 (2) the empire state excellence in teaching awards funded annually
 4 under New York state's aid to localities budget;
 5 (3) the New York state master teacher program;
 6 (4) the teachers of tomorrow teacher recruitment and retention program
 7 under section thirty-six hundred twelve of this chapter;
 8 (5) the Albert Shanker national board for professional teaching stand-
 9 ards certification grant program under section three thousand four-a of
 10 this chapter;
 11 (6) the New York state mentor teacher-internship program under section
 12 three thousand thirty-three of this chapter;
 13 (7) the New York state masters-in-education teacher incentive scholar-
 14 ship program under section six hundred sixty-nine-f of this chapter; and
 15 (8) any successor or future initiative designed to support or retain
 16 qualified teachers within the state of New York.
 17 2. All teachers employed by a covered school shall be deemed to be
 18 eligible participants in all teacher support and retention programs.
 19 Such eligibility shall not be denied, limited, or conditioned solely on
 20 the basis that such teacher is employed by a non-district school, a
 21 non-public school, or a program that contracts with a public agency
 22 pursuant to this article.
 23 3. The commissioner shall, no later than one hundred twenty days after
 24 the effective