New York S 10346: Establishes a task force to study and make recommendations on chronic absenteeism at public schools in the state of New York

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S10346 Summary:

BILL NOS10346 

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SAME ASSAME AS A11345

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Establishes a task force to study and make recommendations on chronic absenteeism at public schools in the state of New York; establishes reporting requirements.

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05/14/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10346

 IN SENATE

 May 14, 2026
 ___________

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

 AN ACT establishing a task force to study and make recommendations on
 chronic absenteeism at public schools in the state of New York; and
 providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration there-
 of

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

 1 Section 1. Chronic absenteeism; task force. 1. There shall be estab-
 2 lished a task force to study chronic absenteeism at public schools in
 3 the state of New York.
 4 a. The task force shall be comprised of:
 5 (i) the commissioner of education;
 6 (ii) the commissioner of the office of children and family services;
 7 (iii) seven public members, each of whom has specialized knowledge or
 8 expertise in issues related to the work of the task force. One of the
 9 public members shall be appointed by the governor, two shall be
 10 appointed by the speaker of the assembly; two shall be appointed by the
 11 temporary president of the senate; one shall be appointed by the minori-
 12 ty leader of the assembly; and one shall be appointed by the minority
 13 leader of the senate; and
 14 (iv) eleven public members appointed by the governor, who shall
 15 include: one member at the recommendation of the school boards associ-
 16 ation; one member at the recommendation of the council on school super-
 17 intendents; one member at the recommendation of the state united teach-
 18 ers; four members at the recommendation of the state education
 19 department; and four members at the recommendation of the office of
 20 children and family services.
 21 b. The appointments to the task force shall be made within thirty days
 22 of the effective date of this section. Vacancies in the membership of
 23 the task force shall be filled in the same manner as the original
 24 appointments were made. Members of the task force shall serve without
 25 compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenditures incurred
 26 in the performance of their duties as members of the task force within

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15819-01-6

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 1 the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the task
 2 force for its purposes.
 3 c. The task force shall organize within thirty days following the
 4 appointment of its members. The task force shall choose a chairperson
 5 from among its members. The chairperson shall appoint a secretary who
 6 need not be a member of the task force.
 7 2. The task force shall:
 8 a. analyze the root causes of chronic absenteeism, which may include,
 9 but are not limited to, barriers to attendance, aversion to school,
 10 disengagement from school, mental health, and school climate;
 11 b. analyze the impacts of chronic absenteeism on student well-being
 12 and academic performance; and
 13 c. develop recommendations on the most effective ways to combat chron-
 14 ic absenteeism, which may include, but are not limited to, intervention
 15 strategies for schools, student support measures, parental education,
 16 and family and community engagement.
 17 3. The task force shall issue a report to the governor, the speaker of
 18 the assembly, the temporary president of the senate, the minority leader
 19 of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate, the chair of the
 20 assembly committee on education, the ranking minority member of the
 21 assembly committee on education, the chair of the senate committee on
 22 education, the ranking minority memb