New York A 9657: Permits schools to allow fire departments to make a recruitment presentation in a high school

Status: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (as of 2026-01-21)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 9657

Sponsors: Michael Cashman, Karen McMahon, Angelo Santabarbara, Karines Reyes, Steve Stern, Kalman Yeger, Tommy Schiavoni, Dana Levenberg, Nader Sayegh, Karl Brabenec, Joe DeStefano, Jeff Gallahan, Josh Jensen, Brian Cunningham, Judy Griffin, Rebecca Kassay, Phil Steck, Joe Angelino

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A09657 Summary:

BILL NOA09657 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03111

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SPONSORCashman

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COSPNSRMcMahon, Santabarbara, Reyes, Stern, Yeger, Schiavoni, Levenberg, Sayegh, Brabenec, DeStefano,
 Gallahan, Jensen, Cunningham, Griffin, Kassay, Steck, Angelino

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §807-e, Ed L

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Permits the principal of any high school to allow any local fire department, upon request, to enter the school for the purpose of fire department junior recruitment, including, but not limited to: making presentations; disseminating literature; and answering questions by students.

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BILL NOA09657 

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01/21/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9657

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 21, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CASHMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to permitting schools to
 allow fire departments to make a recruitment presentation in a high
 school

 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 807-e
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 807-e. Fire department recruitment. The principal of any high school
 4 may allow any local fire department, upon request, to enter the school
 5 for the purpose of fire department junior recruitment, including, but
 6 not limited to: making presentations; disseminating literature; and
 7 answering questions by students.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 9 the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07188-01-5

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