New York S 4761: Relates to the application of special rebates and discounts to certain eligible energy users

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S04761 Summary:

BILL NOS04761 

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SAME ASSAME AS A07808

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SPONSORBAILEY

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COSPNSRBRISPORT, BROUK, COMRIE, JACKSON, LIU, PARKER, SEPULVEDA

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 67 §§3350 - 3353, Ed L

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Enacts the Educational Rights Transparency for New York Families Act, to establish standards for resource based educational rights of students within the state and implement a system of self-assessment and reporting by schools and school districts.

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BILL NOS04761 

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02/12/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4761

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 12, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, BRISPORT, BROUK, COMRIE, JACKSON, LIU, PARK-
 ER, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
 be committed to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the Educa-
 tional Rights Transparency for New York Families Act

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "Educational Rights Transparency for New York Families Act".
 3 § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new article 67 to read
 4 as follows:
 5 ARTICLE 67
 6 EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS TRANSPARENCY FOR NEW YORK FAMILIES ACT

 7 Section 3350. Short title.
 8 3351. Standards for resource related educational rights.
 9 3352. Reporting by school employees and school boards.
 10 3353. Educational rights publication for parents and students.
 11 § 3350. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as
 12 the "Educational Rights Transparency for New York Families Act".
 13 § 3351. Standards for resource related educational rights. The commis-
 14 sioner shall promulgate rules and regulations regarding a student's
 15 resource related educational rights, including but not limited to target
 16 goals and definitions for:
 17 (a) sufficient numbers of qualified teachers, principals, and other
 18 personnel;
 19 (b) suitable and up-to-date curricula;
 20 (c) support for students who are not meeting, or at risk of not meet-
 21 ing, any state learning standards in a core academic subject, including
 22 English language arts, math, science and social studies;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06951-01-5

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 1 (d) adequate resources for students with disabilities and English-lan-
 2 guage learners;
 3 (e) appropriate class sizes;
 4 (f) sufficient and up-to-date books, supplies, libraries, educational
 5 technology, and laboratories;
 6 (g) a safe and orderly environment; and
 7 (h) adequate and accessible school buildings.
 8 § 3352. Reporting by school employees and school boards. 1. Beginning
 9 in the two thousand twenty-six--two thousand twenty-seven school year,
 10 the board of education or trustees, as defined in section two of this
 11 chapter, of every school district within the state, however created and
 12 the chancellor of the city school district of the city of New York shall
 13 establish a program engaging teachers, support staff, parents and, at
 14 the high school level, student leaders in an annual school level self-
 15 assessment of each school's ability to follow and meet the rules and
 16 regulations promulgated pursuant to section thirty-three hundred fifty-
 17 one of this article. The department shall develop and issue, policies
 18 and procedures for such annual assessment.
 19 2. (a) The board of education or trustees of each school district, or
 20 the chancellor of the city school district of the city of New York, as
 21 applicable, shall examine any data and make inspections to validate the
 22 findings of the annual school level assessments made pursuant to subdi-
 23 vision one of this section. Such examination shall include an audit of
 24 the adequacy of a district's own resources and capacity to meet the
 25 needs of each school located in such distr