New York S 4616: Prohibits the permanent or temporary housing of migrant populations in schoolhouses or on school grounds in districts outside of N.Y. city

Status: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 4616

Sponsors: Alexis Weik

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S04616 Summary:

BILL NOS04616 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05483

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SPONSORWEIK

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §414, Ed L

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Prohibits the permanent or temporary housing of migrant populations in schoolhouses or on school grounds in districts outside of a city with a population of one million or more.

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BILL NOS04616 

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02/10/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4616

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 10, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. WEIK -- 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 prohibiting the perma-
 nent or temporary housing of migrant populations in schoolhouses or on
 school grounds in districts outside of a city with a population of one
 million or more

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

 1 Section 1. Section 414 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 3 to read as follows:
 3 3. Schoolhouses and grounds in the custody and under the control and
 4 supervision of trustees or a board of education of a district outside a
 5 city of one million or more shall be prohibited from being used for the
 6 purposes of providing permanent or temporary housing for migrant popu-
 7 lations.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05433-01-5

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