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NY A00656

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/8/2025

Primary Sponsor

Phillip Steck

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Changes the requirement for school authorities to establish special day schools for school delinquents from permissive ("may") to mandatory ("shall")

  • Allows schools to exclude delinquent students from special instruction when their violent behavior poses an unreasonable risk to teachers and other students

  • Permits exclusion of students whose repeated delinquent behavior while in attendance poses an unreasonable risk to the education of other children in the special school or room

  • Authorizes two or more school districts to contract to share special schools or special school rooms, and to share transportation costs for students attending shared facilities

  • Takes effect on July 1st following enactment

Legislative Description

Provides that schools need not provide special instruction to delinquent students whose violent behavior poses an unreasonable risk to teachers and students in special day schools or special school rooms; permits shared services in connection with the establishment of such special schools.

Last Action

enacting clause stricken

1/15/2026

Committee Referrals

Education1/8/2025

Full Bill Text

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