New York A 316: Relates to reporting on swimming education in a public school

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A00316 Summary:

BILL NOA00316 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04787

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SPONSORJackson

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §819, Ed L

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Requires the commissioner of education to make a report on the extent of all existing resources and best practices available for swimming instruction classes in public schools and establish a working group on swimming education.

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01/08/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 316

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to reporting on swimming
 education in a public school; and providing for the repeal of such
 provisions upon the expiration thereof

 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 819 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 819. Swimming education. (a) Within one year of the effective date
 4 of this section, the commissioner shall allocate monies from existing
 5 budgetary resources to inventory and report to the education committee
 6 of the legislature on the extent of all existing resources and best
 7 practices available for swimming instruction classes in public schools.
 8 (b) The commissioner shall establish a working group on swimming
 9 education which shall be composed of not more than fifteen individuals
 10 representing interested stakeholders, including:
 11 (i) the commissioner or their designee;
 12 (ii) physical education teachers who teach at any grade level from
 13 kindergarten through twelve;
 14 (iii) school administrators who work at an elementary school, middle
 15 school or high school;
 16 (iv) members of school board associations;
 17 (v) individuals who represent not-for-profit recreational and fitness
 18 organizations across the state;
 19 (vi) individuals who represent public park and recreation departments
 20 across the state; and
 21 (vii) any other stakeholder the commissioner deems necessary, includ-
 22 ing but not limited to, community members who are underserved and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00597-01-5

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 1 disproportionately impacted by the current distribution of swimming
 2 resources in their public school districts.
 3 (c) Eighteen months after the effective date of this section, the
 4 working group on swimming education shall submit a report to the educa-
 5 tion committee, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of
 6 the assembly, of such working group's findings and recommendations
 7 regarding resources, personnel and any other costs needed to make swim-
 8 ming instruction available in all public schools for children of all
 9 ages. Such report shall consider the commissioner's report pursuant to
 10 subdivision (a) of this section.
 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 12 deemed repealed six months after the working group on swimming education
 13 reports its findings and recommendations to the legislature pursuant to
 14 subdivision (c) of section 817 of the education law as added by section
 15 one of this act; provided that the commissioner of education shall noti-
 16 fy the legislative bill drafting commission upon the submission of the
 17 report required in subdivision (c) of section 817 of the education law
 18 as added by section one of this act in order that the commission may
 19 maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text
 20 of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating the
 21 provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the
 22 public officers law.

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