New York S 8526: Requires the provision of additional insurance coverage for pre-term labor hospitalizations, monitoring and counseling

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S08526 Summary:

BILL NOS08526 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09181

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Add §3213-a, Ed L

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Directs the commissioner of education to develop and maintain a publicly accessible statewide attendance and absenteeism dashboard to be posted publicly on the state education department's website.

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BILL NOS08526 

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10/10/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8526

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 October 10, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a state-
 wide student attendance and absenteeism dashboard

 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 3213-a
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 3213-a. Statewide student attendance and absenteeism dashboard. 1.
 4 Establishment. The commissioner shall, in consultation with school
 5 districts, boards of cooperative educational services, and other stake-
 6 holders, develop and maintain a publicly accessible statewide attendance
 7 and absenteeism dashboard to be posted publicly on the department's
 8 website.
 9 2. Content. The dashboard established pursuant to subdivision one of
 10 this section shall, at a minimum, display the following information:
 11 (a) statewide, district-level, and school-level attendance and chronic
 12 absenteeism rates, disaggregated by grade level;
 13 (b) disaggregated data by student subgroups, including race and
 14 ethnicity, disability status, English language learner status, consist-
 15 ent with federal and state reporting requirements;
 16 (c) comparisons with prior school years; and
 17 (d) data visualizations designed to be clear and accessible to fami-
 18 lies, educators, policymakers, and the public.
 19 3. Timeliness. (a) The department shall collect attendance data from
 20 each school district on at least a weekly basis and shall update the
 21 dashboard no less frequently than once per week.
 22 (b) The commissioner may promulgate regulations establishing the meth-
 23 od and format of data submission to ensure accuracy, uniformity, and
 24 timeliness.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13862-01-5

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 1 4. Data quality and privacy. (a) Data shall be displayed in a manner
 2 that protects student privacy and complies with the family educational
 3 rights and privacy act and all other applicable laws.
 4 (b) The department shall provide technical assistance and guidance to
 5 districts to ensure data quality and consistency.
 6 § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
 7 law.

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